§ 13. Dr. SpinkTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his current target for public spending as a percentage of national wealth.
§ Mr. PortilloThe Government are committed to reducing public spending as a share of national income: the plans that we announced in the Budget in November imply that public spending will fall from 45 per cent. of national income in 1993–94 to 42.5 per cent. in 1996–97.
§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will publish outturn figures for 1993–94 for public expenditure on the Chancellor's departments within the new control total on the same basis as table 5B.3 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" 1994–95;
(2) if he will publish outturn figures for 1993–94 for public expenditure on European Communities within the new control total on the same basis as table 5B.3 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" 1994–95;
(3) if he will publish outturn figures for 1993–94 for public expenditure new control total by department on the same basis as table 5B.3 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" 1994–95;
(4) if he will publish outturn figures for 1993–94 for the public expenditure new control total and general Government expenditure on the same basis as table 5.2 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" 1994–95;
(5) if he will publish outturn figures for 1993–94 for public expenditure on local authority self-financed expenditure within the new control total on the same basis as table 5B.3 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" 1994–95;
(6) if he will publish outturn figures for 1993–94 for public expenditure on agriculture, fisheries and food within the new control total on the same basis as table 5B.3 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" 1994–95;
(7) if he will publish outturn figures for 1993–94 for public expenditure on the legal departments within the new control total on the same basis as table 5B.3 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" 1994–95;
(8) if he will publish outturn figures for 1993–94 for public expenditure on defence within the new control total on the same basis as table 5B.3 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" 1994–95;
(9) if he will publish outturn figures for 1993–94 for public expenditure on education within the new control total on the same basis as table 5B.3 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" 1994–95;
(10) if he will publish outturn figures for 1993–94 for public expenditure on employment within the new control total on the same basis as table 5B.3 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" 1994–95;
(11) if he will publish outturn figures for 1993–94 for public expenditure on housing, environment, the Property Services Agency and local government within the new control total on the same basis as table 5B.3 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" 1994–95;
(12) if he will publish outturn figures for 1993–94 for public expenditure on Foreign Office activities and on overseas development within the new control total on the same basis as table 5B.3 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" 1994–95;
231W(13) if he will publish outturn figures for 1993–94 for public expenditure on health within the new control total on the same basis as table 5B.3 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" 1994–95;
(14) if he will publish outturn figures for 1993–94 for public expenditure on the Home Office within the new control total on the same basis as table 5B.3 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" 1994–95;
(15) if he will publish outturn figures for 1993–94 for public expenditure on Northern Ireland within the new control total on the same basis as table 5B.3 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" 1994–95;
(16) if he will publish outturn figures for 1993–94 for public expenditure on Scotland within the new control total on the same basis as table 5B.3 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" 1994–95;
(17) if he will publish outturn figures for 1993–94 for public expenditure on social security within the new control total on the same basis as table 5B.3 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" 1994–95;
(18) if he will publish outturn figures for 1993–94 for public expenditure on trade and industry and on the ECGD within the new control total on the same basis as table 5B.3 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" 1994–95;
(19) if he will publish outturn figures for 1993–94 for public expenditure on transport within the new control total on the same basis as table 5B.3 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" 1994–95;
(20) if he will publish outturn figures for 1993–94 for public expenditure on Wales within the new control total on the same basis as table 5B.3 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" 1994–95;
(21) if he will publish outturn figures for 1993–94 for public expenditure on the Office of Public Service and Science and on other Cabinet Office expenditure within the new control total on the same basis as table 5B.3 of the "Financial Statement and Budget report 1994–95;
(22) if he will publish outturn figures for 1993–94 for public expenditure on the national heritage within the new control total on the same basis as table 5B.3 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" 1994–95.
§ Mr. Portillo[holding answer 6 May 1994]: Outturn figures for 1993–94 for public expenditure, on the same basis as tables 5B.3 and 5.2 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report 1994–95", will be published in the "Financial Statement and Budget Report 1995–96." The table gives the latest estimates for these figures, which are subject to revision and may differ from the eventual published figures.
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Estimated outturn for 1993–94 new control total and general Government expenditure £ million Ministry of Defence 23,450 Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1,450 Overseas Development Administration 2,250 Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (including IBEA) 3,010 Trade and Industry 3,340 Export Credits Guarantee Department -60 Department of Employment 3,620 Department of Transport 6,10 DOE—Housing 7,650 DOE—Other environmental services 2,320 DOE—PSA 110 DOE—Local government 29,350 Home Office 5,960 Lord Chancellor and Law Officer's Departments 2,480 Education 9,830
£ million Department of National Heritage 990 Department of Health 29,950 Department of Social Security 67,800 Scotland (including Forestry Commission) 13,620 Wales 6,330 Northern Ireland 7,110 Chancellor of the Exchequer's Departments 3,410 Cabinet Office—OPSS 1,240 Cabinet Office etc 460 European Communities 1,620 Local authority self-financed expenditure 9,700 Adjustment -300 New control total 242,700 Cyclical Social Security 14,400 Central Government debt interest 19,400 Accounting adjustments 7,900 General Government expenditure excluding privatisation proceeds 284,400