Nationalised Industries (Capital Expenditure)

HC Deb 07 June 1976 vol 912 cc552-3W

Mr. Wigley

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table in the Official Report showing the capital expenditure by nationalised industries in 1974–75 and 1975–76 in England, Scotland, Wales and the United Kingdom, respectively, analysing the data into sectors corresponding to those shown in Table 2.5 of the White Paper on Public Expenditure, Cmnd. 6393.

Mr. Joel Barnett

The table below gives details of identifiable expenditure of nationalised industries in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in 1974–75, together with expenditure not allocated

NATIONALISED INDUSTRIES' CAPITAL EXPENDITURE* 1974–75
£ million
		Identifiable expenditure	Unallocated expenditure	United Kingdom Total (Columns 1 to 5)
		England	Scotland	Wales	Northern Ireland
		1	2	3	4	5	6
Fuel (including electricity)	…	773.0	196.6	10.8	—	22.6	1,003.0
British Steel Corporation	…	—	—	—	—	382.0	382.0
Post Office	…	674.4	69.1	40.0	18.5	3.5	805.5
Airways and airports	…	120.0	0.6	1.1	—	3.0	124.7
Surface transport industries	…	142.9	22.6	11.1	—	69.1	245.7
Total	…	1,710.3	288.9	63.0	18.5	480.2	2,560.9
* Including gross domestic fixed capital formation (net of sales), stockbuilding and other capital expenditure (investment abroad, purchase of company securities etc.).