§ 47. Mr. Stonehouseasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will establish an inquiry within the CPRS into the extent to which England provides subsidies to the other parts of the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettNo. National public expenditure policies are designed to meet the needs of the United ingdom as a whole; the distribution of this expenditure between different areas of the country is based on local needs.