§ Mr. Biffenasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a revised version of the table showing public expenditure 1967–68 to 1969–70 at 1967 survey prices, as indicated in columns 1619–1620 of the OFFICIAL REPORT for 16th January, 1968, in the light of subsequent estimates.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsAs I have told the House, public expenditure is almost exactly in line with the target for 1968–69 laid down in Cmnd. 3515, and is very close to the target for 1969–70. Within the overall total there have been a number of adjustments in individual programmes. With nearly one-third of the financial year still to go, it is too soon to be sure of the precise outturn for each individual programme. It would therefore be premature at this stage to publish a revision of the detailed table in Cmnd. 3515.