§ Mr. ButlerTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, pursuant to his answer of 28 April,Official Report, columns 259–60, he will provide a table showing consumer expenditure estimates for the years 1983 to 1987 at constant prices.
§ Mr. MajorThe information requested is as follows:
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1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Television licences, hire and repairs 1,807 1,871 1,918 2,074 2,151 1 Also includes audio and video tapes. 2 Has broadly similar coverage to theatres, live arts and spectator sports. 3 Besides all meals purchased and consumed away from the home, includes hotel and residential accommodation. 4 Includes subscriptions to sports clubs. 5 Includes sports goods, toys, camping equipment, plants and seeds, photographic film and processing.