§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing for local authority current expenditure for each of the years 1978–79 to 1987–88 expenditure both as an amount and as a percentage change cover 1978–79 expressed in (a) cash, (b) volume and (c) cost terms.
§ Mr. Younger[pursuant to his reply, 21 March 1985, c. 611]: The information is as follows: