§ 26. Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is satisfied with the level of Exchequer expenditure in Scotland over the past 10 years.
§ Mr. Gregor MackenzieThe level of identifiable public expenditure in Scotland has for many years been consistently higher per head of population than in Britain as a whole. Following is the information:
Total Identifiable Public Expenditure Per Head Scotland 1969–70 355 1970–71 364 1971–72 403 1972–73 460 1973–74 517 1974–75* 691 Great Britain 1969–70 257 1970–71 287 1971–72 320 1972–73 362 1973–74 440 1974–75* 593 * Provisional. Comparable figures are not available for earlier years.
§ 27. Mr. Corrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will isssue a circular to local authorities advising them of ways in which they might cut their expenditure.
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§ Mr. Gregor MackenzieCirculars on expenditure in 1976–77 were issued on 16th October and 22nd December. I am considering whether any further circular is required.