asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if the sum of identifiable public expenditure in Scotland of £3,611 million in 1975–76 includes a proportion of expenditure on the Armed Forces not stationed in Scotland.

"Identifiable expenditure in Scotland" does not include any expenditure on defence. It should be noted that the figure of £3,611 million given in answer to an earlier Question from the hon. Gentleman—[Vol. 905, col. 512]—related to identifiable expenditure in 1974–75, not 1975–76.