§ Mr. MaxtonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish indices of the Welsh Office, Scottish Office and the United Kingdom planning total, excluding privatisation receipts and the reserve, with 1978–79 = 100 in(a) cash and (b) constant prices.
§ Mr. MellorThe information requested for the years 1984–85 to 1993–94 is set out as follows. Much of the higher growth for the Welsh Office reflects changes in the coverage of the Welsh programme. In 1990–91, for example, the Welsh Office took over from the Department of Social Security responsibility for the payment of rent rebate subsidy to local authorities, to form part of the housing revenue account subsidy to authorities in Wales. The figures given are consistent with data published in the statistical supplement to the 1990 Autumn Statement (Cm. 1520); they do not take account of the community charge related changes announced on 17 January and in the Budget. Corresponding figures for earlier years are not available.
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Welsh Office Scottish Office Planning total (excluding privatisation proceeds and the Reserve) Cash 1984–85 100.0 100.0 100.0 1985–86 104.5 102.5 103.3
Welsh Office Scottish Office Planning total (excluding privatisation proceeds and the Reserve) 1986–87 114.2 107.4 108.8 1987–88 123.3 111.6 114.5 1988–89 134.9 120.9 118.3 1989–90 143.3 127.5 129.4 1990–91 168.8 139.1 144.5 1991–92 186.2 158.0 156.8 1992–93 192.2 163.9 165.4 1993–94 198.6 168.4 171.3 Real terms1 1984–85 100.0 100.0 100.0 1985–86 99.1 97.2 98.0 1986–87 104.7 98.5 99.8 1987–88 107.3 97.0 99.6 1988–89 109.3 98.0 95.9 1989–90 109.2 97.2 98.6 1990–91 119.1 98.1 101.9 1991–92 123.9 105.2 104.3 1992–93 122.1 104.1 105.1 1993–94 121.9 103.4 105.1 1 Figures adjusted to remove the effect of general inflation as measured by the GDP market price deflator adjusted to remove the distortion caused by the abolition of domestic rates.