§ Mr. Tebbitasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the procedure for the reimbursement of the Exchequer by Departments in respect of public expenditure incurred on activities which the courts have subsequently found to be unlawful.
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§ Mr. Joel BarnettDepartments attempt to recover from the recipients, for surrender to the Consolidated Fund, any sums unlawfully paid and charged to public funds. The procedure for writing off any such sums which prove to be irrecoverable depends on the type of expenditure and the circumstances. If the hon. Member has a particular case in mind, perhaps he will let me know the details.
1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 As a percentage of expenditure based gross domestic product at factor cost: Total public expenditure … … … … 50.3 50.6 50.0 50.1 51.1 57.3 of which, goods and services* … … … 30.0 30.8 30.7 30.2 30.4 33.0 Gross domestic fixed capital formation in manufacturing industry … … … 4.7 4.9 4.5 3.7 3.9 4.5 As a percentage of income based gross domestic product at factor cost: Wages and salaries … … … … 61.1 62.0 61.5 60.7 60.7 63–3 Company profits† … … … … … 11.6 10.5 10.8 10.7 9.8 6.7 Source: National Income and Expenditure 1964–74. * That part of public expenditure which pre-empts directly part of the gross domestic product. † After providing for stock appreciation but before providing for depreciation.