HC Deb 07 January 2004 vol 416 cc353-4W
Mr. Flight

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how much of the sum spent on policy, funding and regulation activity which impacts on the private sector, referred to in paragraph 6.47 of the pre-Budget report 2003, was spent on each category; and if he will make a statement; [145923]

(2) how the £9 billion referred to in paragraph 6.47 of the pre-Budget report 2003 is broken down between (a) policy, (b) funding and (c) regulation activity; [145942]

(3) how much of the annual spend on hospitals, schools and police forces referred to in paragraph 6.47 of the pre-Budget report 2003 is spent on each category; [145952]

(4) what assessment he has made of the cost to the private sector of the (a) policy, (b) funding and (c) regulation activity which impacts on the private sector as referred to in paragraph 6.47 of the pre-Budget report 2003; and if he will make a statement; [145954]

(5) how the £11 billion of payments for transactional services referred to in paragraph 6.46 of the pre-Budget report 2003 is composed by (a) sector, (b) benefits, (c) tax collection, (d) tax credits and (e) other services. [146019]

Mr. Boateng

These are working estimates and a breakdown is therefore not available for publication.