§ Sir C. Osborneasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the rise in public expenditure and national income, respectively, since October, 1964, both in terms of percentage and actual figures.
§ Mr. DiamondFigures for the period 1964–65 to 1967–68 for gross national product at factor cost and public expenditure are contained, respectively in Table B of "Economic Trends" for
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BORROWING BY THE NATIONALISED INDUSTRIES Information is given below about borrowing by stock issues and from the Government. Other borrowing, such as that from pension and superannuation funds, bank overdrafts and subsidiaries, cannot be identified without a disproportionate amount of time and expense. £ million (to nearest million) 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 Year ended March: N.C.B. (a) … … — 33 — — −1 — 31 42 Electricity Authorities (b) … … — — — 100 — 145 — 150 N.S.H.—E.B. … … — — 5 12 10 15 — 40 Gas Council … … — — — — 40(c) — 75 — B.O.A.C. … … 4 20 — 18 — — — — B.E.A.C. … … — — — 6 — — — 10 British Transport Commission … … — — — — 27 20 66 66 Year ended March: 1954 1955 1956 (d) 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 N.C.B. (a) … … 54 88 15 87 129 107 36 −15 Electricity Authorities (b) … … 125 100 200 148 123 128 190 153 N.S.H.—E.B. … … — 33 15 20 17 14 13 9 S.S.E.B … … — — 15 5 12 17 21 18 Gas Council … … 77 −2 99 24 31 23 26 20 B.O.A.C. … … 15 — 15 10 31 24 7 20 B.E.A.C. … … — — — 7 9 6 10 12 British Transport Commission … … 6 83 43 70 65 111 110 145 October, 1968, and January 1969, and in the Treasury Analysis of Public Expenditure published in the Blue Book "National Income and Expenditure 1968."