§ Mr. Whiteheadasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total current expenditure on all services administered by Government Departments in the United Kingdom in each year for 1956 to 1979 at constant prices.
§ Mr. Brittan[pursuant to his reply, 15 July 1981]: Central Government total current expenditure and current expenditure of goods and services in the United Kingdom at 1975 prices for the years 1963 to 1979 was as follows:
£ million Total current expenditure (of which) current expenditure on goods and services 1963 23,073 10,980 1964 23,337 11,054 1965 24,235 11,233 1966 25,080 11,400 1967 27,369 12,048 1968 28,722 11,917 1969 28,584 11,521 1970 28,864 11,493 1971 29,213 11,703 1972 30,735 11,897 1973 32,495 12,238 1974 34,919 12,598 1975 37,263 13,298 1976 39,193 13,545 1977 38,869 13,466 1978 40,156 13,595 1979 41,451 13,824 Source: National Accounts.
Information is not available prior to 1963.