§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the estimated cost of the public services in Scotland, England and Wales, respectively.
§ Mr. DiamondFor those services only for winch separate figures are available for each of the three countries, public expenditure in 1967–68 was as follows:
£million Scotland 985.0 England 6,479.7 Wales 404.5 These figures exclude expenditure of £6,363.5 million which cannot be so apportioned.
On a per capita basis the figures are:
£ s. d. Scotland 189 17 11 England 141 16 11 Wales 149 5 3