§ Mr. Banksasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out the amount of Government expenditure to date in the current financial year compared with the equivalent period for last year and at constant prices.
§ Mr. BiffenExpenditure in the first quarter of the current financial year of general Government, comprising Government and local authorities, compared with the equivalent period for last year, was as follows:—
at current prices £ million 1979–80 first quarter 20,195 1980–81 first quarter 24,895 Increase 23.3%
at 1975 prices £ million 1979–80 first quarter 13,109 1980–81 first quarter 13,357 Increase 1.9% Source: National Accounts