§ Sir C. Osborneasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give in column form the total annual expenditure in each of the last 10 years of local and central governments, respectively; and what new steps he is taking to reduce both.
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§ Mr. DiamondThe information re- quested in the first part of the Question at
PUBLIC AUTHORITIES EXPENDITURE 1958–67 £ million Central Government Local authorities Total 1958 … … … … 6,066 1,939 8,005 1959 … … … … 6,449 2,088 8,537 1960 … … … … 6,744 2,251 8,995 1961 … … … … 7,305 2,578 9,883 1962 … … … … 7,573 2,866 10,439 1963 … … … … 7,882 3,142 11,024 1964 … … … … 8,428 3,639 12,067 1965 … … … … 9,310 4,112 13,422 1966 … … … … 10,097 4,461 14,558 1967 … … … … 11,684 5,065 16,749 (Source. National Income Blue Book 1968, Table 47) On the second part of the Question, I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given on 15th October to the right hon. Member for Kingston-upon-Thames (Mr. Boyd-Carpenter).—[Vol. 770, c. 70.]