§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will estimate the expenditure on his industry, energy, training and employment programmes for each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 10 March 1988]: Gross expenditure on the items now forming part of my right hon. and learned Friend's industry, energy, trade and employment programme for the last 10 years is as follows:
£ million 1977–78 187.0 1978–79 209.8 1979–80 191.6 1980–81 260.6 1981–82 295.9 1982–83 474.9 1983–84 339.3 1984–85 319.5 1985–86 341.8 1986–87 393.9 The figures include throughout expenditure on items, particularly regional development grant, which are now the responsibility of my right hon. and learned Friend, but have not been for all of the period.