HC Deb 07 July 1988 vol 136 c719W
Mr. Gordon Brown

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table,

Percentage of expenditure on Departmental programmes subject to cash limits
percentages
1982–83 outturn 1983–84 outturn 1984–85 outturn 1985–86 outturn 1986–87 outturn 1987–88 estimated outturn 1988–89 plans
Defence 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Overseas services 62 56 54 54 49 46 58
Agriculture, fisheries, food and forestry 25 22 22 19 25 21 23
Trade, industry, energy and employment 41 49 42 59 69 87 88
Arts and libraries 44 44 45 45 47 47 47
Roads and transport 38 41 41 39 39 41 41
Housing 48 62 63 58 47 44 56
Other environmental services 32 30 32 30 27 24 21
Law, order and protective services 36 38 36 37 37 39 40
Education and science 19 19 19 19 18 18 18
Health and personal social services 67 66 66 66 65 65 65
Social security 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
Miscellaneous 58 81 80 78 61 59 55
Scotland 42 42 41 43 43 44 45
Wales 43 46 43 44 44 46 47
Northern Ireland 46 47 46 45 49 49 49
Total departmental programmes 38 40 39 39 39 39 39