§ 29. Mr. Michael Brownasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will make a statement on the outturn of public expenditure in the financial year 1985–86.
§ 33. Mr. Portilloasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his latest estimate of public expenditure outturn in 1985–86.
§ 40. Dr. Twinnasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the outturn of public expenditure against forecasts in 1985–86.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe Government's latest estimate of the outturn of the public expenditure planning total in 1985–86 is £133.9 billion, published in the "Financial Statement and Budget Report". This is within the planning total of £134.2 billion set at the time of the 1985 Budget.
§ 37. Mr. Corbynasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make it his policy to raise the 1987–88 fiscal adjustment of £2 billion outlined in table 2.5 of the 1986–87 "Financial Statement and Budget Report" for public sector capital expenditure and maintenance.
§ Mr. MacGregorNo.
§ 43. Mr. Cohenasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he makes of the relative impact on the least well-off sections of the United Kingdom community of a £1 billion increase in expenditure on (a) measures to reduce unemployment, (b) child benefit, (c) the introduction of a reduced rate band, (d) personal allowances and (e) a cut in the standard rate of tax by 1 penny to 29 pence.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe relative impact of the various measures on the least well off sections of the United Kingdom community depends on personal circumstances,484W for instance, whether they are pensioners, are unemployed or are families with children. Various analyses of the likely impact are undertaken from time to time.