§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will provide the pay figures for the financial year 1983–84, and as far back as is possible, on276W the same basis as those figures given in table 21.02.13 of Cm. 1021; if these figures, are available on a quarterly basis; and where both sets of data are published.
§ Mr. Norman Lamont[holding answer 9 March 1990]: Figures on a consistent basis with those given in table 21.2.13 are not readily available for earlier years. Calendar years figures for general government expenditure on wages and salaries and so on, consistent with table 9.4 of the 1989 edition of the "United Kingdom National Accounts" (the CSO Blue Book), are given in the table. These data are not on exactly the same basis as that provided in the public expenditure White Paper.
£ million 1961 2,534 1962 2,722 1963 2,929 1964 3,161 1965 3,473 1966 3,778 1967 4,083 1968 4,382 1969 4,690 1970 5,402 1971 6,372 1972 7,460 1973 8,423 1974 10,556 1975 14,815 1976 16,907 1977 18,281 1978 20,377 1979 23,258 1980 29,469 1981 33,577 1982 35,773 1983 39,060 1984 41,271 1985 43,695 1986 46,896 1987 50,914 1988 55,219 The CSO figures are higher than those in the public expenditure White Paper mainly because the former include with wages and salaries and so on, the pension increase elements of pensions paid to members of the teachers' and NHS superannuation schemes and payments to community programme participants engaged by local authorities.
Quarterly figures on either basis are not available.
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total expenditure by his Department on press and public relations in 1979–80 and in each following year; and what is his latest estimate for the current year and budget for 1990–91.
§ Mr. Ryder[holding answer 12 March 1990]: The expenditure for 1988–89 is £548,264, the estimated expenditure for the current year is £550,525 and the budget provision for 1990–91 is £599,680. Comparable figures for the years 1979–80 to 1987–88 are not available because of the machinery of Government changes, and could be given only at disproportionate cost.