§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the Government expenditure in Scotland on capital account in the current financial year; and how this compares with the previous two years.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe figures in Table 2.22, relating to expenditure within my responsibility of the White Paper on Public Expenditure to 1976–77 (Cmnd. 5178) included approximately £100 million in 1971–72, £120 million in 1972–73 and £140 million in 1973–74 in respect of Government expenditure on capital account—that is, excluding expenditure by local authorities and nationalised industries.