§ Mr. RidleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the total expenditure of the Department of Industry in 1979–80, and the total expenditure on the same votes in 1989–90, in real terms; and what was the one expressed as a percentage of the other.
§ Mr. Lilley[holding answer 25 March 1991]: The information requested is shown in the following table, taking equivalent Department of Trade and Industry programmes in 1989–90. Running costs have been excluded because, owing to changes in departmental organisation, these cannot be presented on a comparable basis.
£ million 1979–80 1989–90 1989–90 current prices constant prices Department of Industry expenditure (excluding running costs, nationalised industries and public corporations) 942 830 409 Nationalised industries 1,108 -13 -6 Public corporations 70 0 0 Total 2,120 817 403 The sum of £409 million is 43 per cent. of £942 million and £403 million is 19 per cent. of £2,120 million.