HC Deb 10 November 1967 vol 753 cc192-3W
Mr. James Davidson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give detailed figures of Scotland's total receipts from all Exchequer sources.

Mr. Diamond

I have been asked to reply. No apportionment to Scotland can be made of central government expenditure on military defence and other services the Great Britain total of which in 1966–67 (excluding debt interest and net lending) was £3,400 million. Central Government expenditure in Scotland which can be separately identified was about £770 million in that year. The details are:—

£ million
Roads (including lighting) 33
Airports 3
Ports
Promotion of Local Employment 19
Agricultural Support 33
Agriculture and Fisheries Services 10
Forestry* 3
Housing 24
Environmental Services 4
Libraries and Museums
Police 10
Prisons 3
Other Law and Order (including Fire Services) 4
Education, excluding Universities etc. 18
Universities and C.A.T.'s 37
Health and Welfare 141
Children's Services 33
Benefits and Assistance 248
S.E.T. Additional Payments 3
General, Rate Deficiency and Equalisation and Transitional Grants to Local Revenues, etc. 129
Other Services, etc. 15
Total (rounded) 770
… Less than £1 million.
* Excluding Increase in value of stocks.

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