§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the £18,125 million of United Kingdom public expenditure in 1967–68 can be attributed to central Government expenditure in Scotland.
§ Mr. Harold LeverOut of the £18,125 million of United Kingdom public expenditure in 1967–68 the Great Britain central Government element was about £9,600 million (excluding debt interest, and transfer payments and lending to other parts of the public sector). Of this, about £3,130 million was for Great Britain services which cannot be appor-386W tioned directly. Of the balance of £6,470 million, expenditure in Scotland was about £780 million or 12 per cent.