§ Lord Sefton of Garstonasked Her Majesty's Government:
For each year between 1983 and 1986, what proportion of government spending, excluding benefits paid to individuals and spending on the National Health Service, was made south of a line drawn between the Wash and Bristol.
§ Lord Young of GraffhamApart from expenditure which is the responsibility of the territorial departments, most public expenditure is planned on a national basis and it is not possible to identify separately expenditure allocated to a particular area.