§ Sir David Priceasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the total reduction in public expenditure since he took office, expressed at annual rates based on the programme that he inherited.
§ Mr. BiffenCurrent estimates of outturn in 1979–80 and 1980–81 suggest that in both years the reduction in the planning total — after shortfall — in volume terms compared with the plans we inherited from the previous Government will be more than 3 per cent.