§ Mr. Cantasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the increase in Government expenditure was attributable to increased services, increased population and increased prices, respectively, for the fiscal years 1960 to 1964 and 1964 to 1968.
§ Mr. TaverneThe information is not available in the precise form requested by my hon. Friend. The table below shows the approximate average annual percentage increases in public expenditure (a) at current prices (b) at constant prices and (c) at constant prices per head of population over each of the periods 1960–61 to 1964–65 and 1964–65 to 1967–68:
AVERAGE ANNUAL INCREASE IN PUBLIC EXPENDITURE 1960–61 to 1964–65 1964–65 to 1967–68 per cent. per cent. At current prices 8½ 10 At constant prices 4½ 6 At constant prices per head of population 3½ 5 *Excluding capital expenditure of nationalised industries etc., debt interest, Selective Employment Payments, Regional Employment Premiums and investment grants.