§ Mr. SwinneyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give a more detailed breakdown of the components of expenditure under Scotland, other identifiable expenditure, as shown in table 7.7 General Government Expenditure in the Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses for 1995–96 and 1996–97; if he will make a statement on the changes between the two years; and if he will provide a corresponding breakdown of other identifiable expenditure, Scotland, for 1997–98. [57578]
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§ Mr. Byers[holding answer 3 November 1998]: The following table shows a breakdown of identifiable general government expenditure in Scotland, other than that by
£million Expenditure by department 1995–96 1996–97 Agriculture, fisheries, food and forestry 2 130 The Intervention Board 2 74 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food — 56 Trade, industry, energy, employment and training 145 290 Department for Education and Employment (inc. OFSTED) 111 121 Department of Trade and Industry 33 159 Department for Culture, Media and Sport — 7 Office of Telecommunications — less than 1 Office of Gas Supply — less than 1 Office of Electricity Regulation less than 1 less than 1 Registry of Friendly Societies less than 1 less than 1 Transport — 161 Office of Passenger Rail Franchising — 156 Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions — 5 Office of the Rail Regulator — less than 1 Other environmental services — 27 Department for the Environment, Transport and the Regions — 27 Law, order and protective services 47 72 Crown Office 47 48 Home Office — 24 Culture, media and sport — 7 Department for Culture, Media and Sport — 7 Office of the National Lottery — less than 1 Social Security 8,608 9,142 Department of Social Security 8,608 9,142 The figures for 1995–96 and 1996–97 are not comparable in many cases, due to changes in the approach used to collect the data. The coverage of the 1996–97 exercise for apportioning spending by country was wider, with a significantly lower proportion of total expenditure not being allocated. Where departments did not have precise accounting information, they were asked to use appropriate indicators to arrive at an estimate. (For example, allocation of administration costs in the same proportions as the corresponding programme expenditure).
Figures for identifiable general government expenditure in 1997–98 will be published in the next edition of Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA), in March or April 1999.