§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the public expenditure per capita for Scotland, 513W Wales and each of the English regions; and if he will express each figure as a percentage of the British per capita public expenditure.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettThe latest available estimates for Scotland and Wales, referring to 1972–73, are show below. No information is at present available for the regions of England.
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PER HEAD IN 1972–73* £ UK=100 United Kingdom 398.7 100.0 Scotland 459.3 115.2 Wales 405.7 101.8 * Excluding defence, overseas services, debt interest and the capital expenditure of the British Steel Corporation