HC Deb 15 October 1968 vol 770 c73W
Mr. Hector Hughes

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the estimated cost of the public services in Scotland, England and Wales, respectively.

Mr. Diamond

For 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