§ Mr. Fallonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing, for the latest years now available, identifiable public expenditure by function in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the United Kingdom expressed (a) in cash terms, (b) as a percentage of United Kingdom total identifiable public expenditure, (c) as an amount per capita and (d) as an amount per capita expressed as a percentage of the United Kingdom amount per capita.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe term "identifiable expenditure" refers to expenditure that can be identified from official reports as having been incurred in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. Total identifiable expenditure accounts for just over 80 per cent. of total departmental public expenditure.
The remaining, unidentifiable expenditure includes expenditure on defence, overseas aid and other overseas services which are deemed to have been incurred on behalf of the United Kingdom as a whole. Also included in this category are Government net lending to, and the market and overseas borrowing of, the public corporations (including the nationalised industries) due to the difficulty in allocating this expenditure between countries.
Tables 1 to 5 show figures of indentifiable public expenditure according to main function in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. These are the only available figures comparing public expenditure by function in the four countries of the United Kingdom. The analysis covers 1981–82 to 1985–86, the only period for which data are available on a consistent basis.
Table 6 compares, for the latest year, 1985–86 expenditure in the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland 487W programmes with the total indentifiable expenditure in the respective countries. It shows that identifiable expenditure has a wider coverage than expenditure within the responsibility of the Secretaries of State in the case of Scotland or Wales, and in the case of Northern Ireland, it has a slightly wider coverage than the Northern Ireland departments in the public expenditure survey. This table also shows total unidentifiable expenditure by function for 1985–86.
In some cases expenditure which cannot be separately identified for England, Scotland or Wales can be allocated to Great Britian and in these circumstances it is
Table 1a: Identifiable public expenditure 1981–82 £ million As a percentage of United Kingdom identifiable expenditure England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Forestry 686.2 193.0 70.1 109.1 1,058.4 64.8 18.2 6.6 10.3 Industry, Energy, Trade and Employment 2,546.8 638.1 355.1 362.3 3,902.3 65.3 16.4 9.1 9.3 Arts and Libraries 492.2 71.5 29.5 — 593.2 83.0 12.1 5.0 — Roads and Transport 3,816.9 505.8 300.4 125.4 4,748.5 80.4 10.7 6.3 2.6 Housing 3,129.7 721.8 122.8 234.1 4,208.4 74.4 17.2 2.9 5.6 Other Environmental Services 2,895.0 465.2 239.8 128.7 3,728.7 77.6 12.5 6.4 3.5 Law, Order and Protective Services 2,965.3 368.9 152.8 361.3 3,848.3 77.1 9.6 4.0 9.4 Education and Science 11,496.6 1,730.3 719.6 499.9 14,446.4 79.6 12.0 5.0 3.5 Health and Personal Social Services 12,729.1 1,769.4 782.3 546.2 15,827.0 80.4 11.2 4.9 3.5 Social Security 23,769.7 2,759.4 1,495.0 875.5 28,899.6 82.2 9.5 5.2 3.0 Other Public Services 799.8 194.6 76.4 34.8 1,105.6 72.3 17.6 6.9 3.1 Common Services 547.6 63.1 26.6 26.7 664.0 82.5 9.5 4.0 4.0 Planning Total 65,874.9 9,481.1 4,370.4 3,304.0 83,030.4 79.3 11.4 5.3 4.0
Table 1b Identifiable public expenditure 1981–82 £ per head As a percentage of United Kingdom identifiable expenditure per head England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Forestry 14.7 37.3 24.9 70.9 18.8 78.2 198.4 132.4 377.1 Industry, Energy, Trade and Employment 54.4 123.2 126.2 235.6 69.2 78.6 178.0 182.4 340.5 Arts and Libraries 10.5 13.8 10.5 — 10.5 100.0 131.4 100.0 — Roads and Transport 81.5 97.6 106.8 81.5 84.3 96.7 115.8 126.7 96.7 Housing 66.8 139.3 43.6 152.2 74.7 89.4 186.5 58.4 203.7 Other Environmental Services 61.8 89.8 85.2 83.7 66.2 93.4 135.6 128.7 126.4 Law, Order and Protective Services 63.3 71.2 54.3 234.9 68.3 92.7 104.2 79.5 343.9 Education and Science 245.5 334.0 255.7 325.0 256.4 95.7 130.3 99.7 126.8 Health and Personal Social Services 271.9 341.6 278.0 355.1 280.9 96.8 121.6 99.0 126.4 Social Security 507.7 532.7 531.3 569.2 512.8 99.0 103.9 103.6 111.0 Other Public Services 17.1 37.6 27.1 22.6 19.6 87.2 191.8 138.3 115.3 Common Services 11.7 12.2 9.5 17.4 11.8 99.2 103.4 80.5 147.5 Planning Total 1,407.0 1,830.3 1,553.1 2,148.2 1,473.4 95.5 124.2 105.4 145.8
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Table 2a Identifiable public expenditure 1982–83 £ million As a percentage of United Kingdom identifiable expenditure England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Forestry 694.7 191.3 78.1 144.0 1,108.1 62.7 17.3 7.0 13.0 Industry, Energy, Trade and Employment 2,769.3 664.5 339.7 363.1 4,136.6 66.9 16.1 8.2 8.8 appropriate to compare Northern Ireland allocated expenditure with that allocated to Great Britain. Tables 7a and 7b provide this analysis over the five-year period.
The extent to which expenditure can be identified may vary from year to year and between countries. The coverage of particular functions can also vary between countries for example, in Northern Ireland, expenditure on arts and libraries is contained in the education category.
The tables use the terms and definitions of the last public expenditure White Paper "The Government's Expenditure Plans 1986–87 to 1988–89" (Cmnd 9702) but they incorporate later information. 489W
As a percentage of United Kingdom identifiable expenditure England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Arts and Libraries 549.6 74.3 32.7 — 656.6 83.7 11.3 5.0 — Roads and Transport 4,368.9 537.4 323.0 110.8 5,340.1 81.8 10.1 6.0 2.1 Housing 2,683.7 690.9 127.1 284.4 3,786.1 70.9 18.2 3.4 7.5 Other Environmental Services 3,297.9 496.7 267.6 140.2 4,202.4 78.5 11.8 6.4 3.3 Law, Order and Protective Services 3,319.2 408.8 171.9 380.9 4,280.8 77.5 9.5 4.0 8.9 Education and Science 12,321.7 1,883.9 774.0 535.5 15,515.1 79.4 12.1 5.0 3.5 Health and Personal Social Services 13,864.5 1,911.4 858.8 589.1 17,223.8 80.5 11.1 5.0 3.4 Social Security 27,151.2 3,123.0 1,702.5 1,005.1 32,981.8 82.3 9.5 5.2 3.0 Other Public Services 852.4 196.1 78.5 37.3 1,164.3 73.2 16.8 6.7 3.2 Common Services 596.9 68.2 29.4 28.6 723.1 82.5 9.4 4.1 4.0 Planning Total 72,470.0 10,246.5 4,783.3 3,619.0 91,118.8 79.5 11.2 5.2 4.0
Table 2b Identifiable public expenditure 1982.83 £ per head As a percentage of United Kingdom identifiable expenditure per head England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Forestry 14.8 37.0 27.8 93.6 19.7 75.1 187.8 141.1 475.1 Industry, Energy, Trade and Employment 59.2 128.6 121.0 236.1 73.5 80.5 175.0 164.6 321.2 Arts and Libraries 11.7 14.4 11.6 — 11.7 100.0 123.1 99.1 — Roads and Transport 93.4 104.0 115.1 72.0 94.8 98.5 109.7 121.4 75.9 Housing 57.4 133.7 45.3 184.9 67.2 85.4 199.0 67.4 275.1 Other Environmental Services 70.5 96.1 95.3 91.2 74.6 94.5 128.8 127.7 122.3 Law, Order and Protective Services 70.9 79.1 61.2 247.7 76.0 93.3 104.1 80.5 325.9 Education and Science 263.3 364.6 275.7 348.2 275.5 95.6 132.3 100.1 126.4 Health and Personal Social Services 296.3 369.9 305.9 383.0 305.9 96.9 120.9 100.0 125.2 Social Security 580.2 604.4 606.5 653.5 585.8 99.0 103.2 103.5 111.6 Other Public Services 18.2 38.0 28.0 24.3 20.7 87.9 183.6 135.3 117.4 Common Services 12.8 13.2 10.5 18.6 12.8 100.0 103.1 82.0 145.3 Planning Total 1,548.7 1,983.1 1,704.1 2,353.1 1,618.3 95.7 122.5 105.3 145.4
Table 3a Identifiable public expenditure 1983–84 £ million As a percentage of United Kingdom identifiable expenditure England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Forestry 711.2 201.5 95.8 150.0 1,158.5 61.4 17.4 8.3 12.9 Industry, Energy, Trade and Employment 3,134.3 615.4 328.8 376.0 4,454.5 70.4 13.8 7.4 8.4 Arts and Libraries 593.4 75.2 34.6 — 703.2 84.4 10.7 4.9 — Roads and Transport 4,496.3 546.7 376.0 122.5 5,541.5 81.1 9.9 6.8 2.2 Housing 3,111.3 723.8 196.8 314.8 4,346.7 71.6 16.7 4.5 7.2 Other Environmental Services 3,468.5 517.7 277.1 152.8 4,416.1 78.5 11.7 6.3 3.5 Law, Order and Protective Services 3,631.7 458.7 190.0 400.6 4,681.0 77.6 9.8 4.1 8.6 Education and Science 12,982.7 1,968.2 816.8 565.5 16,333.2 79.5 12.1 5.0 3.5 Health and Personal Social Services 14,710.1 2,036.2 916.0 634.2 18,296.5 80.4 11.1 5.0 3.5 Social Security 29,378.5 3,387.3 1,854.9 1,094.4 35,715.1 82.3 9.5 5.2 3.1 Other Public Services 1,066.1 237.0 102.6 45.2 1,450.9 73.5 16.3 7.1 3.1 Common Services -78.9 4.7 1.1 33.3 -39.8 198.2 -11.8 -2.8 -83.7 Planning Total 77,205.2 10,772.4 5,190.5 3,889.3 97,057.4 79.5 11.1 5.3 4.0
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Table 3b Identifiable public expenditure 1983–84 £ per head As a percentage of United Kingdom identifiable expenditure per head England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Forestry 15.2 39.1 34.1 97.2 20.6 73.8 189.8 165.5 471.8 Industry, Energy, Trade and Employment 66.9 119.5 117.1 243.7 79.1 84.6 151.1 148.0 308.1
As a percentage of United Kingdom identifiable expenditure per head England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Arts and Libraries 12.7 14.6 12.3 — 12.5 101.6 116.8 98.4 — Roads and Transport 96.0 106.2 133.9 79.4 98.3 97.7 108.0 136.2 80.8 Housing 66.4 140.5 70.1 204.0 77.1 86.1 182.2 90.9 264.6 Other Environmental Services 74.0 100.5 98.7 99.0 78.4 94.4 128.2 125.9 126.3 Law, Order and Protective Services 77.5 89.1 67.7 259.6 83.1 93.3 107.2 81.5 312.4 Education and Science 277.1 382.2 290.9 366.5 289.9 95.6 131.8 100.3 126.4 Health and Personal Social Services 314.0 395.4 326.2 411.0 324.7 96.7 121.8 100.5 126.6 Social Security 627.1 657.7 660.6 709.3 633.8 98.9 103.8 104.2 111.9 Other Public Services 22.8 46.0 36.5 29.3 25.7 88.7 179.0 142.0 114.0 Common Services -1.7 0.9 0.4 21.6 -0.7 242.9 -128.6 -57.1 -3,085.7 Planning Total 1,648.1 2,091.7 1,848.5 2,520.6 1,722.5 95.7 121.4 107.3 146.3
Table 4a Identifiable public expenditure 1984–85 £ million As a percentage of United Kingdom identifiable expenditure England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Forestry 681.2 233.4 99.6 160.6 1,174.8 58.0 19.9 8.5 13.7 Industry, Energy, Trade and Employment 3,278.0 709.4 345.7 420.6 4,753.7 69.0 14.9 7.3 8.8 Arts and Libraries 629.6 81.2 36.1 — 746.9 84.3 10.9 4.8 — Roads and Transport 4,681.6 558.6 326.5 122.2 5,688.9 82.3 9.8 5.7 2.1 Housing 3,212.1 654.6 140.7 336.8 4,344.2 73.9 15.1 3.2 7.8 Other Environmental Services 3,740.5 533.5 263.2 157.8 4,695.0 79.7 11.4 5.6 3.4 Law, Order and Protective Services 4,038.0 493.9 206.6 431.2 5,169.7 78.1 9.6 4.0 8.3 Education and Science 13,485.0 2,008.5 839.3 592.6 16,925.4 79.7 11.9 5.0 3.5 Health and Personal Social Services 15,747.9 2,181.6 985.6 665.8 19,580.9 80.4 11.1 5.0 3.4 Social Security 31,857.2 3,662.3 2,014.8 1,182.6 38,716.9 82.3 9.5 5.2 3.1 Other Public Services 1,180.1 247.3 106.1 49.1 1,582.6 74.6 15.6 6.7 3.1 Common Services -11.7 12.5 6.4 38.6 45.8 -25.5 27.3 14.0 84.3 Planning Total 82,519.5 11,376.8 5,370.6 4,157.9 103,424.8 79.8 11.0 5.2 4.0
Table 4b Identifiable public expenditure 1984–85 £ per head As a percentage of United Kingdom identifiable expenditure per head England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Forestry 14.5 45.4 35.5 103.6 20.8 69.7 218.3 170.7 498.1 Industry, Energy, Trade and Employment 69.8 137.9 123.2 271.4 84.2 82.9 163.8 146.3 322.3 Arts and Libraries 13.4 15.8 12.9 — 13.2 101.5 119.7 97.7 — Roads and Transport 99.7 108.6 116.3 78.8 100.8 98.9 107.7 115.4 78.2 Housing 68.4 127.2 50.1 217.3 76.9 88.9 165.4 65.1 282.6 Other Environmental Services 79.7 103.7 93.8 101.8 83.2 95.8 124.6 112.7 122.4 Law, Order and Protective Services 86.0 96.0 73.6 278.2 91.6 93.9 104.8 80.3 303.7 Education and Science 287.2 390.3 299.0 382.3 299.8 95.8 130.2 99.7 127.5 Health and Personal Social Services 335.4 423.9 351.1 429.5 346.8 96.7 122.2 101.2 123.8 Social Security 678.4 711.7 717.8 763.0 685.8 98.9 103.8 104.7 111.3 Other Public Services 25.1 48.1 37.8 31.7 28.0 89.6 171.8 135.0 113.2 Common Services -0.2 2.4 2.3 24.9 0.8 -25.0 300.0 287.5 3,112.5 Planning Total 1,757.4 2,210.8 1,913.3 2,682.5 1,831.9 95.9 120.7 104.4 146.4
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Table 5a Identifiable public expenditure 1985–86 £ million As a percentage of United Kingdom identifiable expenditure England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Forestry 714.3 265.2 107.5 170.8 1,257.8 56.8 21.1 8.5 13.6 Industry, Energy, Trade and Employment 3,377.6 774.0 383.1 442.1 4976.8 67.9 15.6 7.7 8.9
As a percentage of United Kingdom identifiable expenditure England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Arts and Libraries 662.1 86.9 38.2 — 787.2 84.1 11.0 4.9 — Roads and Transport 4,721.7 600.7 346.0 123.6 5,792.0 81.5 10.4 6.0 2.1 Housing 2,684.0 618.2 129.9 357.0 3,789.1 70.8 16.3 3.4 9.4 Other Environmental Services 3,632.9 583.3 286.5 165.3 4,668.0 77.8 12.5 6.1 3.5 Law, Order and Protective Services 4,251.1 525.6 212.9 472.6 5,462.2 77.8 9.6 3.9 8.7 Education and Science 13,980.8 2,090.8 848.9 614.0 17,534.5 79.7 11.9 4.8 3.5 Health and Personal Social Services 16,637.5 2,311.1 1,051.6 699.6 20,699.8 80.4 11.2 5.1 3.4 Social Security 34,642.7 4,009.6 2,202.8 1,293.1 42,148.2 82.2 9.5 5.2 3.1 Other Public Services 1,302.4 254.6 111.0 53.8 1,721.8 75.6 14.8 6.4 3.1 Common Services 4.0 15.3 8.6 45.9 73.8 5.4 20.7 11.7 62.2 Planning Total 86,611.1 12,135.3 5,727.0 4,437.8 108,911.2 79.5 11.1 5.3 4.1
Table 5b Identifiable public expenditure 1985–86 £ per head As a percentage of United Kingdom identifiable expenditure per head England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Forestry 15.2 51.6 38.2 109.6 22.2 68.5 232.4 172.1 493.7 Industry, Energy, Trade and Employment 71.7 150.7 136.2 283.8 87.9 81.6 171.4 154.9 322.9 Arts and Libraries 14.1 16.9 13.6 — 13.9 101.4 121.6 97.8 — Roads and Transport 100.2 116.9 123.0 79.3 102.3 97.9 114.3 120.2 77.5 Housing 57.0 120.3 46.2 229.1 66.9 85.2 179.8 69.1 342.5 Other Environmental Services 77.1 113.5 101.9 106.1 82.4 93.6 137.7 123.7 128.8 Law, Order and Protective Services 90.2 102.3 75.7 303.3 96.5 93.5 106.0 78.4 314.3 Education and Science 296.8 407.0 301.9 394.1 309.7 95.8 131.4 97.5 127.3 Health and Personal Social Services 353.1 449.9 374.0 449.0 365.6 96.6 123.1 102.3 122.8 Social Security 735.3 780.5 783.4 830.0 744.4 98.8 104.8 105.2 111.5 Other Public Services 27.6 49.6 39.5 34.5 30.4 90.8 163.2 129.9 113.5 Common Services 0.1 3.0 3.1 29.5 1.3 7.7 230.8 238.5 2,269.2 Planning Total 1,838.4 2,362.3 2,036.6 2,848.4 1,923.6 95.6 122.8 105.9 148.1
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Table 6 Planning total analysed by territorial area 1985–86 £ million England Programme 152 Scotland Other Total Programme 162 Wales Other Total Programme 172 Northern Ireland Other Total Total Non Identified1 United Kingdom Defence 18,013.6 18,013.6 Overseas services 2,649.8 2,649.8 Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Forestry 714.3 212.1 53.1 265.2 87.0 20.5 107.5 79.1 91.7 170.8 1,257.8 1,641.8 2,899.6 Industry, Energy, Trade and Employment 3,377.6 328.5 445.5 774.0 154.3 228.8 383.1 438.4 3.7 442.1 4,976.8 2,074.2 7,051.9 Arts and Libraries 662.1 73.3 13.6 86.9 30.4 7.8 38.2 787.2 39.3 826.5 Roads and Transport 4,721.7 599.1 1.6 600.7 281.0 65.0 346.0 123.6 123.6 5,792.0 -240.5 5,551.5 Housing 2,684.0 618.2 618.2 129.9 129.9 357.0 357.0 3,789.1 3,789.1 Other Environmental Services 3,632.9 576.8 6.5 583.3 281.1 5.4 286.5 165.3 165.3 4,668.0 248.3 4,916.1 Law, Order and Protective Services 4,251.1 511.7 13.9 525.6 212.9 212.9 457.1 15.5 472.6 5,462.2 913.8 6,376.0 Education and Science 13,980.8 1,821.3 269.5 2,090.8 710.0 138.9 848.9 612.2 1.8 614.0 17,534.5 75.7 17,610.2 Health and Personal Social Services 16,637.5 2,311.1 2,311.1 1,051.6 1,051.6 699.6 699.6 20,699.8 22.6 20,722.4 Social Security 34,642.7 4,009.6 4,009.6 2,202.8 2,202.8 1,282.1 11.0 1,293.1 42,148.2 375.5 42,523.7 Other Public Services 1,302.4 102.8 151.8 254.6 34.2 76.8 111.0 25.7 28.1 53.8 1,721.8 425.5 2,147.3 Common Services 4.0 15.3 15.3 8.6 8.6 39.8 6.1 45.9 73.8 1,033.8 1,107.6 Total Expenditure on Programmes 86,611.1 7,154.9 4,980.4 12,135.3 2,759.5 2,967.5 5,727.0 4,279.9 157.9 4,437.8 108,911.2 27,273.4 136,184.6 Privatisation Proceeds -2,701.0 -2,701.0 Adjustment3 100.0 100.0 Planning Total 86,611.1 7,154.9 4,980.4 12,135.3 2,759.5 2,967.5 5,727.0 4,279.9 157.9 4,437.8 108,911.2 24,672.4 133,583.6 1 Including government net lending to, and the market and overseas borrowing of, the nationalised industries and other public corporations. 2 Programmes 15, 16 and 17 relate to the Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland programmes shown in Table 2.11 of the 1986 public expenditure White Paper. (Cmnd. 9702). 3 An adjustment to bring the overall total into line with the latest estimate of outturn for 1985–86, as published in Table 2.3 of the Autumn Statement.
Table 7a. Identifiable Public Expenditure 1981–82 to 1985–861 £ million As a percentage of United Kingdom identifiable expenditure Great Britain Northern Ireland United Kingdom Identified Great Britain Northern Ireland 1981–82 84,144.5 3,305.1 87,449.6 96.2 3.8 1982–83 90,381.9 3,606.9 93,988.8 96.2 3.8 1983–84 96,129.0 3,873.2 100,002.2 96.1 3.9 1984–85 103,969.8 4,142.7 108,112.5 96.2 3.8 1985–86 107,190.2 4,430.6 111,620.8 96.0 4.0 1 Financing of nationalised industries expenditure can be allocated between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and has therefore been included in this table.
Table 7b Identifiable Public Expenditure 1981–82 to 1985–861 £ per head As a percentage of United Kingdom identifiable expenditure per head Great Britain Northern Ireland United Kingdom Identified Great Britain Northern Ireland 1981–82 1,535.1 2,149.0 1,551.8 98.9 138.5 1982–83 1,650.3 2,345.2 1,669.3 98.9 140.5 1983–84 1,754.1 2,510.2 1,774.8 98.8 141.4 1984–85 1,893.5 2,672.7 1,914.9 98.9 139.6 1985–86 1,946.8 2,843.8 1,971.5 98.7 144.2 1 Financing of nationalised industries expenditure can be allocated between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and has therefore been included in this table.