Devolution (Government Expenditure)

HC Deb 08 November 1978 vol 957 cc230-2W

Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish his latest annual estimate of Government expenditure per head of population in Scotland, England and Wales, respectively, for services which fall to be devolved to an Assembly and its Executive under the Scotland Act.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

For services which fall to be devolved under the Scotland Act and the Wales Act respectively the following is the information:

	1972–73	1973–74	1974–75	1975–76	1976–77	1977–78	1978–79	1979–80	1980–81	1981–82
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Devolved Expenditure Scotland	…	…	…	495.39	533.83	542.57	570.01	552.85	563.88	566.78	575.66	582.94	588.93
English Equivalent	…	…	…	383.19	419.03	449.88	453.31	439.61	424.47	430.59	436.23	440.37	444.62
Devolved Expenditure Wales	…	…	…	408.20	438.71	454.72	462.27	460.35	444.42	464.44	469.17	473.69	478.06
English Equivalent	…	…	…	375.17	411.27	441.22	443.21	430.33	414.91	421.06	426.67	430.89	435.03

NOTES:

These figures are consistent with those published in "The Government's Expenditure Plans, 1978–79 to 1981–82" Cmnd. 7049.

Because the extent to which services for devolution to Scotland and Wales differs, the figures for the two countries are not precisely comparable.