§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give(a) the total income and expenditure of the Scottish Development Agency, (b) the total public expenditure contribution to the Scottish Development Agency and (c) the total expenditure and the number of staff of Locate in Scotland for each of the years 1979–80 to 1988–89 inclusive and in cash and constant prices.
§ Mr. LangThe information on Scottish Development Agency income and expenditure is set out in the table.
Total expenditure Total income Total expenditure contribution Cash 1988–89 prices Cash 1988–89 prices Cash 1988–89 prices 1979–80 80.7 151.6 15.8 29.7 65.0 122.1 1980–81 97.7 154.8 17.8 28.2 79.9 126.6 1981–82 97.6 140.9 21.4 30.9 76.2 110.0 1982–83 122.7 165.4 21.8 29.4 100.9 136.0 1983–84 115.9 149.4 27.4 35.3 88.5 114.0 1984–85 117.8 144.7 38.7 47.5 79.0 97.0 1985–86 131.1 152.6 36.5 42.5 94.6 110.1 1986–87 130.9 147.4 41.7 47.0 89.2 100.5 1987–88 135.4 145.2 41.5 44.5 93.9 100.7 1988–89 142.7 142.7 51.6 51.6 91.1 91.1 The agency's outturn of expenditure (as distinct from budgeted provision) is based on the net presentation employed in public expenditure White Papers, which excludes the agency's expenditure of income received on its investment function. Such income has been more substantial in recent years.
I shall write to the hon. Member as soon as possible in response to his questions about expenditure by Locate in Scotland and its staff numbers.