HC Deb 15 October 1991 vol 196 cc145-6W
Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the reported expenditure by local authorities on further education since 1979 in(a) cash terms and (b) at constant prices.

Mr. Allan Stewart

The information is set out in the table:

Net current expenditure Gross capital expenditure
Cash terms £ million Constant prices £ million Cash terms £ million Constant prices £ million
1979–80 77.4 179.0 5.2 11.9
1980–81 98.6 192.7 3.5 6.8
1981–82 111.4 198.6 3.9 6.9
Net current expenditure Gross capital expenditure
Cash terms £ million Constant prices £ million Cash terms £ million Constant prices £ million
1982–83 128.5 213.8 5.6 9.3
1983–84 143.5 228.3 7.7 12.3
1984–85 152.4 230.8 5.8 8.7
1985–86 152.2 218.6 4.3 6.1
1986–87 157.0 218.0 4.6 6.3
1987–88 172.0 226.7 9.8 12.9
1988–89 188.4 231.1 10.6 12.9
1989–90 211.8 244.2 10.8 12.4

Notes:

  1. 1. All figures in cash terms are taken from the local financial returns with those for 1989–90 being the latest available.
  2. 2. The conversion to constant price basis was by means of the Treasury GDP deflator (March 1991). All years have been converted to 1991–92 prices.
  3. 3. The current expenditure figures include loan and leasing charges.

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