§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was spent on all services by the Government in 1976 in England and Wales, respectively.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettInformation is not available on Government spending on all services in 1976 in England and Wales respectively. However, £18,197 million of expenditure by central Government in 1975–76 can be identified from official804W records as having been incurred in England, and £1,258 million in Wales. These figures relate to all the main services, except defence and overseas services which are undertaken for the United Kingdom as a whole. They exclude grants to local authorities, which contribute to the finance of local authority services.
§ Mr. Formanasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish a revaluation of Tables 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 in Command Paper No. 6393 to 1976 Survey prices.
§ Mr. Joel Barnett,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 27th January 1977], gave the following information:
The two volumes of the White Paper on the Government's expenditure plans, the first of which will be published today, include comparisons of figures in Cmnd. 6393 at 1976 Survey prices. I ask the hon. Member to wait until both volumes have been published to see how far his requirements are met.
§ Mr. Formanasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish a revaluation of the two final columns of Table 2B of Command Paper No. 5519 to 1976 Survey prices.
§ Mr. Joel Barnett,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 27th January 1977], gave the following information:
The revaluation of Table 2B of Cmnd. 5519 to 1976 Survey prices on a basis which is comparable with the White Paper on the Government's expenditure plans published today coud only be provided at disproportionate cost.