§ Mr. Wellbelovedasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the desirability of making further information about public expenditure available on a functional basis, he will publish in convenient form a summary of unit costs in the main programmes.
§ Mr. DiamondYes. I have arranged for the publication, as an experiment, of a booklet containing a selection of unit costs from some of the main civil programmes. I hope this will assist the discussion of public expenditure, in this House and elsewhere. The booklet will be on sale at the Stationery Office on 28th May and copies will be placed in the Vote Office.