§ Mr. Sproatasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the sum, in the latest available year, by which the total identifiable public expenditure in Scotland exceeded the total revenue to the Treasury from Scotland.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettTotal identifiable public expenditure in Scotland in 1974–75 amounted to £3,611 million. This figure includes all expenditure by local authorities and much of the capital expenditure of public corporations. It would therefore not be meaningful to calculate a balance between total identifiable public expenditure and total revenue to the Treasury from Scotland.