HC Deb 22 March 1995 vol 257 cc239-40W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give a detailed breakdown of the expenditure described as non-identified in table 7.7 of Command Paper 2821; and if he will make a statement. [14623]

Mr. Aitken

Non-identifiable general Government expenditure is that which cannot be recognised as having been incurred for the benefit of the population of a specific country. It also includes all other general Government expenditure which individual Departments are unable to identify by country from their records. A breakdown is given in the table.

Breakdown of 1993–94 non-identifiable expenditure
£ billion
Defence 22.9
Overseas Services 3.5
Current transfers abroad (excluding above) 1.8
Nationalised Industries EFLs 4.4
Law, order and protective service 1.0
Other unidentifiable expenditure 11.2
of which:
Agriculture market regulation and production support 1.1
Scientific and technological assistance 0.4

Breakdown of 1993–94 non-identifiable expenditure
£ billion
Functioning of the labour market 0.2
Arts 0.2
Higher and further education 0.3
Non-contributory pension benefits 0.7
Unemployment, incapacity and other benefits 0.7
Contributory family benefits 0.4
Parliamentary and Privy Council 0.3
Economic and financial administration 3.3
Central Management of Civil Service 1.3
44.8

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