HC Deb 26 April 1990 vol 171 cc325-6W
Mr. McLeish

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the percentage distribution of total Government expenditure on employment and training in each of the years 1978–79 to 1989–90.

Mr. Eggar

[holding answer 23 April 1990]: The information requested is contained in table 21.2.12 of chapter 21—"Supplementary Analyses and Index" of "The Government's Expenditure Plans, 1990–91 to 1992–93", Her Majesty's Treasury, January 1990, Cm. 1021, a copy of which is in the Library.

Mr. McLeish

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the expenditure by planning total for each of the years 1984–85 to 1989–90 inclusive, and the estimated planning total for 1990–91, 1991–92 and 1992–93 in both cash and real terms.

Mr. Eggar

[holding answer 23 April 1990]: The information requested is as follows:

(£ billion)
Year Cash terms Real terms
1984–85 2.9 3.6
1985–86 3.1 3.6
1986–87 3.5 4.0
1987–88 3.6 3.8
1988–89 3.6 3.6
1989–90 3.4 3.2
1990–91 3.8 3.4
1991–92 3.7 3.1
1992–93 3.7 3.1

Sources: Tables 21.2.10 (cash terms) and 21.2.11 (real terms) of chapter 21 of "The Government's Expenditure Plans, 1990–91 to 1992–93", Cm. 1021, for the years 1984–85 to 1989–90. Table 6.1 (Cash plans) of chapter 6, Cm. 1006, for the years 1990–91 to 1992–93, with the cost in real terms calculated using the GDP deflator shown in table 21.2.1.