§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of each category and sub-category of public ex- 502W detailed information is not available, and are subject to sampling error. No estimate can be made of the likely loss of value oi realisation.
Amount of net wealth Numbers of individuals (thousands) Amount per capita of the United Kingdom population if excess capital could be realised at market value, and were redistributed evenly(£) £100,000 and over … 125 300 £150,000 and over … 60 215 £500,000 and over … 6 85 £100,000 and over … 1 30
§ Mr. Ian Stewartasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer for any year after 197576, how many persons have incomes over (a) £10,000 per annum, (b) £15,000 per annum, and (c) £20,000 per annum; how much income in aggregate is received by those people, taking only that portion of income in excess of the figure stated; how much income tax is paid on such excess income; and how much per capita of the population would be available if those totals, gross and net of tax, were evenly redistributed.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonEstimates relating to 1976–77, the latest year for which information is available, arc given in the following table.
penditure detailed in tables 2.1 to 2.15 of "The Government's Expenditure Plans 1979–80 to 1982–83", Command Paper No. 7439, is unidentified.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettThe table below shows the percentages of total public expenditure in 1977–78 under each of the headings in tables 2.1 to 2.15 of "The Government's Expenditure Plans 1979–80 to 1982–83", Cmnd. 7439, which are not included in the estimates of identifiable public expenditure given to my hon. Friend the Member for Gravesend (Mr. 503W Ovenden) on 17 January 1979.—[Vol. 960, c. 781-94.] That answer gives a full explanation of the term" identifi
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PROPORTION OF EACH CATEGORY OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE WHICH IS NOT ALLOCATED TO COUNTRIES 1977–76 Per cent. 1. Defence … … … … 100 2. Overseas aid and other overseas services … … … … 100 3. Agriculture, fisheries, food and forestry: … … … … Market regulation and production support … … … … 2 Support for capital and other improvements … … … … — Support for agriculture in special areas … … … … — Other assistance to agricultural production, food processing and marketing … 23 Food subsidies … … … … — Covent Garden Market Authority … … … … — Central and miscellaneous services … … … … — Support for the fishing industry … … … … * Forestry … … … … — Total programme3 … … … … 3 4. Trade, industry, energy and employment: … … … … Regional support and regeneration … … … … — Industrial innovation … … … … 10 General support for industry … … … … 92 Support for nationalised industries (other than transport industries) … … 1 International trade … … … … * Functioning of the labour market … … … … 5 Health and safety at work … … … … — Central and miscellaneous services … … … … 30 Transactions in British Petroleum company shares … … … … 100 Total programme 4 … … … … * 5. Government lending to nationalised industries … … … … * 6. Roads and transport: … … … … Motorways and trunk roads … … … … — Local transport … … … … — Central government subsidies to transport industries … … … … 94 Ports and shipping … … … … 2 Civil aviation … … … … 35 Other transport services … … … … — Total programme 6 … … … … 19 7. Housing … … … … — 8. Other environmental services: … … … … Central and miscellaneous environmental services … … … … 31 All other … … … … — Total programme 8 … … … … 1 9. Law, order and protective services: … … … … Administration of justice … … … … 25 Treatment of offenders … … … … — General protective services … … … … 1 Civil defence … … … … 62 Community services … … … … 100 Central and miscellaneous services … … … … 90 Total programme 9 … … … … 5 10.Education and libraries, science and arts: … … … … Research councils, etc. … … … … 8 All other … … … … — Total programme 10 … … … … — 11.Health and personal social services … … … … — able public expenditure". Some of the Smaller items in the table have been aggregated.
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Per cent 12. Social security: … … … … Pension benefits: … … … … National insurance … … … … 1 Other … … … … 3 All other … … … … — Total programme 12 … … … … 1 13. Other public services: … … … … Parliament and Privy Council … … … … 81 All other … … … … — Total programme 13 … … … … 2 14. Common services: … … … … Office and general accommodation costs … … … … — Stationery and printing (home) … … … … 46 Computers and telecommunications … … … … — Home publicity … … … … 96 Civil superannuation … … … … 100 Rates on government property … … … … — Other common services … … … … 35 Total programme 14 … … … … 40 Northern Ireland … … … … — * In these categories, the expenditure not allocated to countries consists mainly of net repayments of loans.