HC Deb 29 May 1970 vol 801 c655W
Mr. Alison

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT figures for public expenditure by groups of programmes on the same basis as in Table 1.1 of Command Paper No. 4234 at both current and at 1969 survey prices for the years 1959–60 to 1963–64, inclusive, or as much of this information as is available;

(2) if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT figures for public expenditure and receipts on the same basis as in Table 1.2 of Command Paper No. 4234 at both current and at 1969 survey prices for the years 1959–60 to 1968–69, inclusive, or as much of this information as is available;

(3) whether he will publish for the years 1946, 1948, 1951 and 1958 to 1969, inclusive, and for the financial years 1959–60 to 1973–74, inclusive, the out-turn or latest estimate for total public expenditure as defined in Command Paper No. 4234, showing how much represented claims on resources defined on consistent basis, debt interest paid abroad, debt interest paid at home, transfers to persons and companies, respectively, and how the total is divided between spending authorities.

Mr. Diamond:

Work on the preparation of this information is not yet complete.

Mr. Alison

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT figures for the public sector's net expenditure on resources, as defined in Command Paper No. 4234, at current prices for the calendar years 1946, 1948 and 1951 to 1969, inclusive, and for the financial years 1959–60 to 1969–70, inclusive, or as much of this information as is available.

Mr. Diamond:

Work on the preparation of this information is not yet complete.