HC Deb 17 July 1998 vol 316 cc336-9W
Mr. Wallace

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will update tables 1.3 and 1.4 in Serving Scotland's Needs, published in April, to take account of changes in and projections of expenditure consequent on the Comprehensive Spending Review. [51050]

Mr. Dewar

Tables 1.3 and 1.4 were prepared in accordance with the previous public expenditure arrangements. The change in these arrangements announced by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 11 June 1998,Official Report, columns 1195–1201, has required some amendment to this form of presentation. The tables, therefore, present information updated to take account of the financial settlement for the financial years 1999–2000 to 2001–02, in the revised format. In accordance with normal practice, the tables have been rolled forward by one year.

Table 1—Scottish Office Budget Summary
£ million
1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02
Departmental Expenditure Limit1 2 12,087 12,627 12,740 12,868 12,809 13,071 13,768 14,431 15,045
of which: capital expenditure 2,019 1,905 1,751 1,570 1,429 1,571 1,624 1,707 1,831
Annually Managed Expenditure
CAP 243 285 347 419 324 345 300 282 309
Housing Support Grant 36 24 22 19 16 13 13 13 13
Total Assigned Budget3 12,366 12,936 13,110 13,306 13,148 13,429 14,080 14,726 15,367
New Deal for schools4 5 0 0 0 0 10 29 27 27 27
Non-Domestic Rates6 1,186 1,109 1,193 1,313 1,326 1,395 1,441 1,473 1,510
Total Budget7 13,552 14,045 14,303 14,619 14,484 14,853 15,548 16,225 16,904

Table 2—Scottish Office Budget Summary in real terms (1997–98 prices)
£million
1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02
Departmental Expenditure Limited1 2 13,330 13,718 13,468 13,215 12,809 12,703 13,041 13,336 13,564
of which: capital expenditure 2,227 2,069 1,851 1,612 1,429 1,526 1,538 1,578 1,651
Annually Managed Expenditure
CAP 267 310 367 431 324 335 284 260 278
Housing Support Grant 40 26 23 20 16 12 12 12 11
Total Assigned Budget3 13,637 14,054 13,858 13,666 13,148 13,050 13,337 13,608 13,854
New Deal for schools4 0 0 0 0 10 29 25 25 24
Non-Domestic Rates6 1,308 1,205 1,261 1,348 1,326 1,356 1,365 1,361 1,362
Total Budget7 14,945 15,259 15,119 15,014 14,484 14,435 14,727 14,994 15,240
1Under the new public expenditure control arrangements and devolution, the Barnett formula used to determine Scottish expenditure applies to the Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) in place of the former Scottish Block. Full details of the definitional changes between the DEL and the Control Total were given in the "Economic and Fiscal Strategy Report 1998", published in June.
2Includes provision for the Crown Office, which will be within the responsibility of the Scottish Parliament.
3Total budget assigned to the Scottish Parliament. There are some differences between the coverage of the Assigned Budget and the former Scottish Bloc, the main one being the exclusion of non-domestic rates. Figures here include expenditure on Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowance of around £37 million per year which is included in the DEL but excluded from the Assigned Budget for control purposes until 1999–2000.
4Includes around £1 million for the New Deal for Young People in 1997–98 and £3 million for Childcare in 1998–99.
5Total expenditure financed by the Windfall Tax and administered by the Scottish Office. The majority of expenditure on the New Deal is administered for all of Great Britain by DfEE and DSS. Total expenditure in Scotland on the New Deal is projected to be over £450 million in the period 1997–2002.
6Figures for future years uprated in line with the RPI.
7Total Scottish public spending within the responsibility of the Scottish Parliament or administered by the Scottish Executive.

Table 3—Total Budget in cash terms
£ million
1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02
Central Government support for:
Local Authority current expenditure1 5,243 5,377 5,461 5,523 5,431 5,448 5,688 5,864 6,014
Local Authority non-housing capital expenditure2 696 708 695 454 336 359 345 356 392
Other programme expenditure
Agriculture, fisheries and food3 416 456 521 600 514 517 478 464 496
Arts, libraries and sport 59 76 75 79 86 77 80 82 84
Further, higher and other central government education (excluding student support) 695 825 876 906 941 914 1,013 1,070 1,136
Student support4 396 363 342 352 346 357 320 308 299
Health 3,776 3,948 4,092 4,237 4,354 4,624 4,924 5,214 5,534
Housing5 542 543 467 316 422 498 524 634 655
Industry, enterprise and training6 542 608 610 606 589 599 555 558 608
Law, order and protective services7 424 428 428 449 452 460 487 488 508
Crown Office 45 43 46 47 47 49 51 51 51
Other environmental services 76 83 99 408 336 328 323 325 327
Scottish Parliament and staff 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 80 47
Other Public Services 162 167 172 176 155 160 183 194 191
Roads and Transport8 308 264 249 265 242 245 267 270 282
Social Work 40 44 48 63 63 66 74 77 81
European Social Funds and European Regional Development Fund 132 114 121 136 161 123 153 163 173
New Deal for schools9 0 0 0 0 10 29 27 27 27
Total Budget 13,552 14,045 14,303 14,619 14,484 14,853 15,548 16,226 16,904

Table 4—Total Budget in real terms, 1997–98 prices
£ million
1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02
Central Government support for:
Local Authority current expenditure1 5,781 5,841 5,773 5,673 5,431 5,294 5,388 5,419 5,422
Local Authority non-housing capital expenditure2 768 769 735 466 336 349 327 329 354
Other programme expenditure
Agriculture, fisheries and food3 459 495 551 616 514 503 453 429 448
Arts, libraries and sport 65 82 79 81 86 75 76 76 76
Further, higher and other central government education (excluding student support) 766 896 926 931 941 888 959 989 1,024
Student support4 436 395 362 361 346 347 304 285 270
Health 4,165 4,289 4,326 4,352 4,354 4,494 4,664 4,818 4,989
Housing5 598 590 494 324 422 484 496 585 591
Industry, enterprise and training6 597 660 644 623 589 582 526 515 548
Law, order and protective services7 468 465 452 462 452 447 461 451 458
Crown Office 50 47 49 49 47 48 48 47 46
Other environmental services 84 90 105 419 336 318 306 300 294
Scottish Parliament and staff 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 74 42
Other Public Services 179 182 182 181 155 155 174 180 172
Roads and Transport8 339 287 263 272 242 238 253 250 254
Social Work 44 48 51 65 63 64 70 72 73
European Social Funds and European Regional Development Fund 146 124 128 140 161 119 145 151 156
New Deal for schools9 0 0 0 0 10 29 25 25 24
Total Budget 14,945 15,259 15,119 15,014 14,484 14,435 14,727 14,994 15,240
1Includes non-domestic rate payments, which are outside the DEL
2The requirement that local authorities must use 50 per cent. of non-housing capital receipts to redeem debt will be abolished from 1 August 1998. This will allow local authorities to raise an estimated £75 million per annum extra from asset sales
3Includes market support under the CAP, which is outside the DEL
4Reflects the new Resource Accounting treatment of student loans announced in the "Economic and Fiscal Strategy Report 1998", hence it includes total expenditure on student grants, but only the subsidy element of student loans
5Expenditure funded through the Capital Receipts Initiative is now included in the DEL. Housing figures also include Housing Support Grant, which is outside the DEL
6This line covers Industry, enterprise and training expenditure administered by the Scottish Office only. Further expenditure administered by other departments on the New Deal is projected to be around £75 million in 1998–99, and almost £90 million per year in each of 1999–2000 to 2001–02
7A large proportion of spending on law, order and protective services is included under central government support to local authorities
8Includes support to nationalised industries
9Includes around £1 million for the New Deal for Young People in 1997–98 and £3 million for Childcare in 1998–99. Additional support for schools' capital expenditure is included in support for non-housing local authority capital expenditure above