§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the proportion of the gross national product made up by (a) central Government capital expenditure and (b) local government capital expenditure in each year from 1973–74 to 1982–83; and what is the planned figure for 1983.
§ Mr. BrittanI shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total gross capital expenditure on each service listed in table 1.9 of Cmnd. 8789-I undertaken by the central Government in the United Kingdom in each year from 1973–74 to 1982–83, plus the planned 1983–84 figure (a) in cash and (b) in cost terms, consistent with table 1.14 of Cmnd. 8789-I.
§ Mr. BrittanThe figures requested, for years 1976–77 to 1983–84, are shown in the following tables.
It is not possible to take the definitions and classifications used in Cmnd. 8789 back before 1976–77.
Gross capital expenditure is measured as net capital expenditure, including net lending to nationalised industries and some other public corporations, plus receipts from sales of land and buildings. The figures for sales of plant and machinery and the repayment of loans are not generally available.
The cost terms figures result from inflating or deflating the cash outturn for past years and the cash provision for 1983–84 to a base of average 1981–82 prices using the deflator for gross domestic product at market prices. The estimated outturn for figures for 1982–83, and the cash plans for 1983–84, have been converted to cost terms using the GDP deflators given in paragraph 2.16 of the Financial Statement and Budget Report. They are therefore consistent with the figures excluding Budget measures and other changes in the revised cost terms table given in a reply to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Mr. Beaumont-Dark) on 17 March—[Vol. 39, c. 240]—rather than with table 1.14 of Cmnd. 8789 which was based on earlier slightly different assumptions about the deflators for 1982–83 and 205W 1983–84. The cost terms figures for earlier years are consistent with table 1.14 of Cmnd. 8789. The underlying cash figures are consistent with Cmnd. 8789.
Gross Central Government capital expenditure £ million cash 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 Defence 96 108 100 131 124 138 188 240 Overseas services 141 263 169 204 196 291 277 356 Agriculture, Fish, Food and Forestry 116 182 210 234 339 257 647 581 Trade, Industry, Energy and Employment 1,323 508 852 211 387 955 965 503 Net Government lending to NIS 294 -205 705 1,941 2,222 1,457 1,363 1,113 Roads and Transport 460 389 370 453 527 593 676 694 Housing 373 465 526 481 491 393 513 643 Other environmental services 315 239 284 353 429 390 507 512 Law, Order and Protective services 51 43 49 72 87 89 109 141 Education and Science 174 149 160 212 232 236 248 244 Arts and Libraries 15 7 14 10 8 9 14 17 Health and personal social services 365 326 373 418 569 699 693 743 Social Security 2 4 6 7 48 20 10 2 Other public services 6 10 10 12 44 26 33 35 Common services 94 83 74 81 61 62 79 74 Scotland 155 211 242 299 344 404 486 502 Wales 106 116 170 231 269 296 295 298 Northern Ireland 243 218 293 348 367 342 357 390 Total 4,329 3,116 4,607 5,699 6,743 6,655 7,459 7,089
Gross Central Government capital expenditure £ million cost terms 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 Defence 185 183 153 171 137 138 176 213 Overseas services 272 445 259 267 217 291 259 315 Agriculture, Fish, Food and Forestry 224 308 322 306 375 257 605 515 Trade, Industry, Energy and Employment 2,552 860 1,306 276 428 955 902 446 Net Government lending to NIS 567 -347 1,080 2,541 2,459 1,457 1,274 986 Roads and Transport 887 659 567 593 583 593 632 615 Housing 720 788 806 630 543 393 479 570 Other environmental services 608 405 435 462 475 390 474 454 Law, Order and Protective services 98 73 75 94 96 89 102 125 Education and Science 336 252 245 277 257 236 232 216 Arts and Libraries 29 12 21 13 9 9 13 15 Health and personal social services 704 552 572 547 630 699 648 658 Social Security 4 7 9 9 53 20 9 2 Other public services 12 17 15 16 49 26 31 31 Common services 181 141 113 106 68 62 74 66 Scotland 299 357 371 391 381 404 454 445 Wales 204 196 260 302 298 296 276 264 Northern Ireland 469 369 449 455 406 342 334 345 Total 8,351 5,278 7,059 7,459 7,463 6,655 6,971 6,280