§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total value of the central Government accounts, covering public spending and receipts, audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General for each year since 1979.
§ Sir George YoungThe Comptroller and Auditor General is the auditor of all central Government accounts. The value of central Government receipts and payments for each year since 1978–79 covered by NAO's audits is as follows:
Year Receipts(£ million) Payments(£ million) Total(£ million) 1978–79 56,841 64,797 121,638 1979–80 70,498 77,361 147,859 1980–81 82,583 94,666 177,249 1981–82 97,522 104,033 201,555 1982–83 104,913 118,004 222,917 1983–84 113,019 126,393 239,412 1984–85 123,266 135,069 258,335 1985–86 134,003 144,672 278,675 1986–87 139,980 150,464 290,444 1987–88 154,910 155,366 310,276 1988–89 168,386 161,208 329,594 1989–90 180,620 175,127 355,747 1990–91 204,188 202,592 406,780 1991–92 214,208 223,949 438,157 1992–93 210,343 245,635 455,978 1993–94 217,029 264,365 481,394