§ Mr. Fieldasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report an analysis of the extent
Public Expenditure 1981–82: Estimated Outturn £ million Current expenditure Capital expenditure Main programme Expenditure before netting off charges Charges Expenditure as in Cmnd. 8494 Expenditure before netting off sales Sales Expenditure as in Cmnd. 8494 Defence 13,727 -1,213 12,513 193 -73 120 Overseas aid and other overseas services 1,365 -17 1,348 298 -1 298 Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1,135 -7 1,128 442 -13 428 Trade, Industry, Energy and Employment 4,681 -245 4,438 1,176 -12 1,164 Transport 2,906 -144 2,762 1,167 -7 1,161 Housing 1,797 1,797 2,893 -1,460 1,523 Other environmental services 2,812 -481 2,331 1,454 -314 1,140 Law, order and protective services 3,834 -288 3,546 213 -12 201 Education, science, art, libraries 12,589 -859 11,730 661 -29 632 Health and personal social services 12,745 -730 12,015 767 -19 749 Social security 28,597 -3 28,594 23 — 23 Other public services 1,373 -87 1,286 47 — 47 Common services 1,583 -46 1,537 68 -5 62 Scotland 4,700 -216 4,485 1,351 -114 1,238 Wales 1,875 -112 1,764 622 -97 525 Northern Ireland 2,810 -44 2,766 558 -49 509 Net Government lending to nationalised industries — — — 1,816 — 1,816 Total of Programmes 98,528 -4,492 94,040 13,841 -2,205 11,637