§ Mr. TyrieTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the amount in billions of pounds at 1997–98 prices accounted for by General Government Expenditure on Services from 1979–80 to 1997–98, broken down by the current classification of sponsor department. [45425]
§ Mr. DarlingA series for General Government Expenditure on Services from 1982–83 to 1997–98, broken down by function and presented in 1996–97 prices, is published in Table 3.3 ofPublic Expenditure: Statistical Analyses 1998–99 (Cm 3901). Equivalent figures for the period 1978–79 to 1981–82 are presented in the following table. The footnotes are identical to those of Table 3.3.
The figures are presented in 1996–97 prices since GDP outturn for 1997–98 is not yet available. An indication of how these figures would look in 1997–98 prices can be obtained by inflating them using the forecast GDP deflator for 1997–98 of 2¾ per cent. as published in Table B1 of the Financial Statement and Budget Report, March 1998 (HC 620).
A similar series for this period broken down by present sponsoring departments is not available.