Public Capital Expenditure (Hansard, 30 April 2002)

HC Deb 30 April 2002 vol 384 c736W 736W

§ Mr. Cousins
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the net public capital expenditure has been in(a) cash, (b) real and (c) GDP terms in each year since 1998–99; and what the latest estimate is for the 2001–02 out-turn. [53482]

§ Mr. Andrew Smith
The figures requested are given in the table.

Public sector net investment

Current prices (£ billion) 2000–01 prices (£ billion) Percentage of GDP

1998–99 5.9 6.1 0.7

1999–2000 4.7 4.8 0.5

2000–01 5.7 5.7 0.6

2001–02¹ 12.0 11.7 1.2

¹ Provisional

Public sector net investment
	Current prices (£ billion)	2000–01 prices (£ billion)	Percentage of GDP
1998–99	5.9	6.1	0.7
1999–2000	4.7	4.8	0.5
2000–01	5.7	5.7	0.6
2001–02¹	12.0	11.7	1.2
¹ Provisional