§ Mr. David Howellasked the Prime Minister, on what number of sectors and what year's prices the Government's 145W present input-output tables for the British economy are based; and when he plans to publish more up-to-date tables based on a greater number of sectors, in line with the practice of most other leading industrial countries.
§ The Prime MinisterThe most up-to-date published input-output table relates to the year 1963 and consists of 15 industry groups. A larger table for the same year with 28 industry groups has been prepared and will be published in the August, 1968 issue ofEconomic Trends.
A more detailed table for 1963 with some 70 industry groups is being prepared, but it has been held up by delays in processing the census of production for 1963, which provides most of the basic data.
The Central Statistical Office is planning to prepare and publish detailed
1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 £ £ £ £ £ Scottish Arts Council 174,000 202,789 270,390 467,550 707,700 *National Library of Scotland 172,900 204,000 213,700 239,500 245,500 *National Galleries of Scotland 123,000 157,500 176,300 177,700 192,000 *National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland 40,700 53,200 56,000 62,500 66,000 *Royal Scottish Museum 197,000 248,000 247,900 279,000 360,500 Scottish Central Library 8,000 8,000 11,000 11,000 11,000 Council for Museums and Galleries in Scotland — — 989 2,300 2,752 Purchase grants to local museums 2,000 4,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 Scottish Film Council 7,000 7,000 9,500 10,000 10,500 Scottish Amateur Music Association 248 295 320 330 380 Scottish Community Drama Association 5,540 5,082 7,850 6,600 7,500 Scottish Pipe Band Association — — — — 1,500 £730,388 £889,866 £1,001,949 £1,264,480 £1,613,332 * The expenditure shown against the national institutions includes estimated expenditure by the Ministry of Public Building and Works and other agencies as new works, maintenance and services