HC Deb 16 June 1989 vol 154 cc588-90W
Mr. Leighton

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how much the change in the expenditure plans for his Department for 1989–90 from the 1988–89 estimated outturn will be(a) in percentage terms and (b) after adjustment for the gross domestic product deflator.

Mr. Cope

The expenditure plans for my Department for 1989–90 are 2.3 per cent. higher than the 1988–89 estimated outturn. After adjustment for the gross domestic product deflator, the expenditure plans for 1989–90 are £85 million 2.6 per cent. below the 1988–89 estimated outturn.