§ Sir John StanleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what amounts are included within the estimated outturn public expenditure for his Department in 1987–88 in Cm. 288-II for(a) expenditure by way of grants or other forms of non-recoverable expenditure and (b) expenditure by way of loans.
§ Mr. PortilloThe outturn public expenditure for my Department in 1987–88 as estimated in Cm. 288 included £240 million net repayments of loans. The remainder of the estimated expenditure of £4,721 million was not recoverable except for about £15 million port severance grants which may become recoverable in certain circumstances. The figures for 1987–88 now show a total expenditure of £4,592 million, including £362 million net repayments of loans.