HC Deb 15 October 2001 vol 372 cc853-5W
Matthew Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the key objectives listed in the Treasury guidance for the forthcoming spending round; and what incentives his Department has put in place to ensure that departmental spending bids promote sustainable development. [7664]

Total managed expenditure on services by country, 1999–2000
£million
England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Total identifiable Non-identifiable
Department for Education, Employment and Ofsted 13,116.8 137.9 148.7 0.2 13,403.6 8.1
Department of Health 41,666.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 41,667.4 170.9
DETR 6,913.6 259.2 116.3 10.8 7,299.9 7.6
Home Office 3,300.1 49.2 194.7 16.1 3,560.1 20.8
Lord Chancellor's Departments 1.866.9 0.0 131.3 57.4 2,055.6 19.1
The Law Officers' Departments 312.8 0.0 21.8 0.4 334.9
Ministry of Defence 22,507.2
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1,149.8
Department for International Development 2,240.8
Department of Trade and Industry 1,561.7 113.8 66.1 20.3 1,762.0 2,433.4

Mr. Andrew Smith

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire (Mrs. Lawrence) on 25 June 2001,Official Report, columns 38–39W. My right hon. Friend the Financial Secretary will be conducting discussions with colleagues on the integration of the full range of sustainable development issues into departmental programmes over the course of the Spending Review.

Mr. Salmond

To Ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the total annual running costs for buildings used, owned or rented by his Department for each nation and region of the UK, and estimate the average cost per square metre for properties used by his Department as a whole, and by region and nation of the UK. [6873]

Ruth Kelly

The table lists the total running costs and average cost per square metre for buildings used, owned or rented by the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Treasury Departments. The data are set out in a format that highlights figures by nation and region for the Department.

Nation/region Total running costs (£) Area in square metres Average cost per square metre
Scotland 30,759,058 185,996.5 165.37
Wales 14,391,570 35,446.0 86.80
N. Ireland 3,991,458 35,446.0 112.61
England
Central 39,335,883 423,197.3 92.95
London 72,924,395 347,701.5 209.73
North 70,361,402 522,702.3 134.61
South 53,518,207 320,275.0 167.10

Mr. Salmond

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total amount of spending by his Department was in each nation and region of the UK, in the last year for which figures are available; what proportion of his Department's total sending this constitutes; and if he will make a statement. [6875]

Mr. Andrew smith

The table provides the information requested, for all Departments, based on departmental responsibilities prior to the machinery of Government changes announced in June 2001. The figures relate to total managed expenditure on services that is identifiable for the benefit of a particular population and are for 1999–2000. More information on public spending by country and region is available in Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2001–02 (Cm 5101), from which the underlying data for this answer have been taken.

Total managed expenditure on services by country, 1999–2000
£ million
England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Total identifiable Non-identifiable
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 2,654.2 120.2 59.0 44.3 2,877.7 331.0
Department for Culture, Media and Sport 2,272.7 156.0 309.6 48.1 2,786.4 75.2
Department of Social Security 73,780.4 8,494.9 5,298.7 33.3 87,607.3 753.6
Scotland1 9,671.2 9,671.2
Wales1 4,285.0 4,285.0 4.1
Northern Ireland1 9,538.0 9,538.0
Chancellor of the Exchequer's Departments 4.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 4.3 6,852.8
Cabinet Office, Central Office of Information and Privy Council Office 973.2
Forestry Commission 50.8 27.6 11.7 0.0 90.1
Parliament and National Audit Office 359.0
Total 147,500 19,031 10,643 9,769 186,943 37,907
1Include the Scottish Office, Welsh Office, Northern Ireland Office and all devolved expenditure

The £147.5 billion of identifiable expenditure for England breaks down as follows:

Total managed expenditure on services by region, 1999–2000
£ million
North East North West Yorkshire and Humberside East Midlands West Midlands South West Eastern London South East England
Department for Education, Employment and Ofsted 755.0 1,910.8 1,340.7 1,119.0 1,467.6 1,332.3 1,514.2 2,107.2 1,570.2 13,116.9
Department of Health 2,265.8 5,960.8 4,311.5 3,227.5 4,276.9 3,997.8 4,447.3 7,175.1 6,003.7 41,666.5
DETR 303.7 909.7 530.5 510.8 629.2 496.3 639.9 1,825.5 1,067.9 6,913.6
Home Office 170.6 495.2 360.5 342.1 327.8 336.5 323.1 384.2 560.1 3,300.1
Lord Chancellor's Departments 104.9 240.8 162.6 143.7 163.5 169.1 134.8 493.1 254.4 1,866.9
The Law Officers' Departments 17.7 56.1 32.0 22.6 26.8 24.4 27.4 64.1 41.6 312.8
Department of Trade and Industry 64.2 209.2 144.2 121.6 166.3 147.2 172.6 259.4 277.2 1,561.8
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 137.7 367.1 269.2 223.6 284.6 263.3 289.1 388.6 430.9 2,654.2
Department for Culture, Media and Sport 171.3 238.5 183.8 129.2 180.2 184.4 158.6 823.9 202.9 2,272.7
Department of Social Security 4,890.3 12,048.5 7,999.6 6,109.4 8,201.3 7,431.5 7,401.5 9,425.3 10,273.0 73,780.4
Chancellor of the Exchequer's Departments 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.7 4.1
Forestry Commission 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.6 50.8
Total 8,887 22,443 15,341 11,955 15,730 14,389 15,114 22,953 20,688 147,501