HC Deb 12 November 1976 vol 919 cc292-3W
Mr. Kinnock

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the per capita sum of identifiable public expenditure in each of the years 1973–74, 1974–75 and 1975–76 in Wales, Scotland and England, respectively.

Mr. Joel Barnett

Following is the information:

IDENTIFIABLE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PER HEAD
1973–74 1974–75* 1975–76*
£ £ £
England 431 568 733
Scotland 517 697 931
Wales 452 622 829
* Provisional.

Identifiable public expenditure is defined as expenditure which can be identified from official records as having been incurred in a particular country; but excluding expenditures on defence and overseas services, which are undertaken for the United Kingdom as a whole.

Mr. Lawson

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish figures of total public expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product for each of the years 1963–64 to 1975–76 on the basis of the new presentation recommended by Treasury witnesses to the General Sub-Committee of the Expenditure Committee.

Mr. Joel Barnett,

pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 11th November 1976; Vol. 919, c. 242–3], gave the following information:

I would refer the hon. Member to my reply to the Member for Farnham (Mr. Macmillan) on 11th November [Vol. 919, 243].