§ Lord Lawson of Blabyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish a table showing, for each year from 1978–79 to 1994–95 (latest available estimate), the annual percentage growth of public spending in real terms, defining public spending as general government expenditure excluding the effect of privatisation proceeds; and whether they will give the average annual percentage growth in public spending as defined above (a) over the eleven-year period from 1978–79 to 1989–90, (b) over the six-year period from 1983–84 to 1989–90, and, (c) over the four-year period from 1989–90 to 1994–95 (latest available estimate).
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Henley)The following table shows the real growth rates in general government expenditure (excluding privatisation proceeds) between 1978–79 to 1994–95. 9WA
Year Real growth per cent. 1978–79 4.7 1979–80 3.2 1980–81 1.8 1981–82 1.4 1982–83 2.7 1983–84 1.6 1984–85 2.8 1985–86 0.0 1986–87 2.0 1987–88 0.0 1988–89 -1.8 1989–90 2.6 1990–91 0.9 1991–92 2.8 1992–93 5.7 1993–94 2.3 1994–95 2.3 The average annual percentage real growth of general government expenditure (excluding privatisation proceeds) over the periods 1978–79 to 1989–90, 1983–84 to 1989–90 and 1989–90 to 1994–95 are given below.
Period Average annual percentage real growth 1978–79 to 1989–90 1.5 1983–84 to 1989–90 0.9 1989–90 to 1994–95 2.8