HC Deb 01 July 1977 vol 934 cc356-7W
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 1975–76 in England, Scotland, Wales and the United Kingdom, respectively, analysing the data into sectors corre-

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE BY NATIONALISED INDUSTRIES 1975–76
England Scotland Wales United Kingdom
£m £m £m £m
Fuel 1,148 308 88 1,710*
British Steel Corporation 330 96 86 592
Post Office 811 73 54 947
Airways and airports 57 10 1 156
Surface transport industries† 173 31 13 323
Total 2,519 518 242 3,728
* Including British National Oil Corporation.
† Excluding capital expenditure financed by PTE's and local authorities.

The figures for England, Scotland and Wales are that part of the gross domestic fixed capital formation and other capital expenditure by nationalised industries which could be identified from official records, in autumn 1976, as having been incurred in those countries. The figures for the United Kingdom include subsequent revisions, but the breakdown of these revisions by country is not available yet.