Expenditure

HC Deb 14 May 1991 vol 191 cc142-3W

Mr. McAllion

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the expenditure expressed (1) at 1989–90 prices and (2) as a percentage of the Scottish gross domestic product by him in each year since 1978.

Mr. Lang

The figures are in the table:

²Using the GDP deflator at market prices adjusted to remove the distortion caused by the abolition of domestic rates.

³Estimates of the Scottish gross domestic product (GDP) are only available by calendar year. The figures are expenditure for the financial year as a proportion of the Scottish GDP for the calendar year of which it forms a major part. Scottish GDP figures for 1990 are not yet available.

Mr. Maxton

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table, comparable to that on page 231 of the "Commentary of the Scotland Programme 1992–93", on expenditure within the Secretary of State's responsibility in real terms,

Expenditure within the Secretary of State's responsibility in real terms1
£ million
	1978–79	1979–80	1980–81	1981–82	1982–83	1983–84	1984–85	1985–86
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	185	243	261	234	219	226	240	252
Industry, Energy, Trade and Employment	197	201	205	193	634	407	338	354
Tourism	14	14	14	14	16	15	13	11
Transport	705	696	660	694	693	680	335	375
Housing	1,358	1,473	1,324	1,110	993	989	688	645
Other Environmental Services	730	791	748	722	705	734	263	255
Law, Order and Protective Services	454	492	521	554	576	622	370	376
Education	2,283	2,276	2,350	2,406	2,366	2,367	359	377
Arts and Libraries	80	74	93	96	92	88	26	27
Health	2,402	2,474	2,642	2,736	2,762	2,372	2,420	2,434
Social Work2	—	—	—	—	—	435	43	41
Other Public Services	126	120	125	124	113	123	121	125
Central Government Grants:
Revenue Support Grant	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Rate Support Grant	—	—	—	—	—	—	2,179	2,064
Community Charge Transitional Relief	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Rate Rebates	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	49
Non-Domestic Rates	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,274	1,274
Nationalised Industries External Financing Limits	155	283	185	147	230	382	494	289
Total	8,691	9,134	9,128	9,029	9,398	9,446	9,185	8,928

£ million
	1986–87	1987–88	1988–89	1989–90	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	213	194	194	197	210	216	220	220
Industry, Energy, Trade and Employment	394	280	255	224	236	457	450	420
Tourism	11	10	11	11	11	11	10	10
Transport	343	328	241	342	357	330	320	320
Housing	672	741	621	609	613	619	580	590
Other Environmental Services	259	273	281	289	293	316	340	350
Law, Order and Protective Services	397	423	441	472	486	492	480	490
Education	392	387	390	390	429	480	490	490
Arts and Libraries	31	30	30	29	32	36	40	40
Health	2,493	2,569	2,660	2,721	2,775	2,848	2,860	2,860
Social Work2	30	31	33	37	37	49	50	50
Other Public Services	126	127	124	126	131	138	140	140
Central Government Grants:
Revenue Support Grant	—	—	—	2,244	2,316	2,299	3,430	3,390
Rate Support Grant	2,062	1,952	2,135	102	—	—	—	—
Community Charge Transitional Relief	—	—	—	—	41	22	40	20
Rates Rebates	43	37	29	25	30	27	—	—
Non-Domestic Rates	1,334	1,415	1,372	1,219	1,103	1,205	—	—
Nationalised Industries External Financing Limits	283	157	135	-103	-83	43	40	10
Total	9,045	8,921	8,997	8,919	9,026	9,586	9,510	9,420
1 Base year 1989–90 using the GDP deflator at market prices adjusted to remove the distortion caused by the abolition of domestic rates.
2 Health and Social Work figures not held separately prior to 1983–84.

Note: No direct comparison can be made with the years from 1978–79 to 1983–84 because of the changes in the definition of the Planning Total announced in Cm 441.

An estimate of expenditure for 1978–79 on the new planning total basis was given to the hon. Member on 30 October 1990. In addition, changes in my responsibilities are not necessarily reflected in the figures.