§ Mr. Churchillasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish for each year since 1970–71 the total level of Governmental support at 1980 constant prices to the nationalised industries, including a forecast for outturn of the year 1980–81.
§ Mr. Biffen[pursuant to his reply, 27 November 1980, c. 259]. The nationalised industry components in the outturn public expenditure planning totals are as follows:
1980 survey prices £m 1973–74 2,941 1974–75 2,666 1975–76 4,821 1976–77 3,275 1977–78 1,822 1978–79 2,367 1979–80 2,613 Estimates of outturn in 1980–81 will be published in due course. Outturn figures on a comparable basis for the years before 1973–74 are not readily available and cannot be provided without a disproportionate expenditure of time and resources.