§ Mr. Adam Butlerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the latest estimate of how each £ of revenue from taxation is broken down proportionately between the main categories of public expenditure.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinIn 1973–74 the spending of each £ of public expenditure will be accounted for as follows:
New pence Social Security 18 Education and libraries 13 Health and personal social services 11 Defence Budget 11 Debt interest 8 Nationalised industries capital expenditure 7 Trade, industry and employment 6 Housing 5 Miscellaneous local services 5 Roads 4 Law and order 3 Agriculture, fisheries and forestry 2 Northern Ireland 2 Overseas aid 1 EEC and other overseas services 1 Surface transport 1 Financial administration 1 Common services 1