HC Deb 11 November 1996 vol 285 cc21-2W
Mr. William Powell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of United Kingdom public expenditure is discharged by(a) the Scottish Office, (b) the Welsh Office and (c) the Northern Ireland Office. [2132]

Mr. Waldegrave

The proportion of general Government expenditure discharged by these Departments in 1994–95 was:

  • Scottish Office: 5.0 per cent.
  • Welsh Office: 2.2 per cent.
  • Northern Ireland Office and Northern Ireland departments: 2.8 per cent.

Mr. Powell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of United Kingdom public expenditure is spent in(a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland. [2130]

Mr. Waldegrave

The proportion of general Government expenditure identified as being for the benefit of each country in 1994–95 was:

  • England: 61.1 per cent.
  • Scotland:8.0 per cent.
  • Wales: 4.3 per cent.
  • Northern Ireland: 2.8 per cent.

The remaining 23.8 per cent. of public expenditure is not attributable to any one country. Her Majesty's Treasury collects information to identify, where possible, which country is to benefit from expenditure, not where the expenditure occurs.

Mr. David Nicholson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the amount of public spending per capita for each of the last five years for which figures are available in(a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales. [2633]

Mr. Waldegrave

The figures requested are published in tables 7.2b, 7.3b, 7.4b, 7.5b and 7.6b of "Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 1996–97", Cmn 3201, which is available in the Library.