§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report breakdowns of the public expenditure totals for Scotland announced on 2 December 1981, showing (a) an analysis by spending authority, (b) an analysis by economic category and (c) an analysis by programmes in the same form as table 2.15 of Cmnd. 8175 for each of the following years (i) Cmnd. 8175 provision for 1981–82 revalued to cash, making explicit any classification changes, (ii) Cmnd. 8175 provision for 1982–83 revalued to cash and (iii) revised 1982–83 provision in cash.
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§ Mr. YoungerFurther information will be given in the White Paper on public expenditure to be published at the time of the Budget.
§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each of the years 1970–71 to 1981–82 at November 1980 prices (a) the analysis of relevant expenditure by programmes included in the annual Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order and (b) a comparable analysis of the outturn.
§ Mr. YoungerAn analysis of relevant expenditure assumed for RSG purposes for 1981–82 is given in the report on the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1980 (H.C. 63 of the 1980–81 Session). Outturn information for that year is not yet available. A similar breakdown of expenditure for earlier years is not available at the price base requested but the following table shows total figures of relevant expenditure from 1975–76 assumed for RSG purposes, together with the outturn of expenditure for each year, at November 1980 prices.
Relevant expenditure (excluding loan charges) £ million at November 1980 prices As assumed for RSG purposes Actual Expenditure 1975–76 1, 965 2, 084 1976–77 2, 055 2, 061 1977–78 2, 067 1, 998 1978–79 2, 086 2, 103 1979–80 2, 149 2, 150* 1980–81 2, 110 2, 194* *Provisional.