HC Deb 11 February 1988 vol 127 c339W
73. Dr. Michael Clark

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will indicate Government expenditure per head of the electorate in(a) Scotland and (b) England and Wales in 1979 and the latest year for which figures are available.

Mr. Major

The table shows identifiable public expenditure per head of the electorate:

£ per head of the electorate
1979–80 1986–87
Scotland 1,804 3,235
England and Wales 1,421 2,591

The figures for the two years are not directly comparable because of changes in definition which have taken place between different public expenditure White Papers.

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