To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what considerations led to the inclusion of fewer statistics in table 4.4 of the "Financial Statement and Budget report 1996–97", than in the equivalent table 4A.1 for 1995–96. [3841]

In terms of their coverage, both tables 4.4 and 4A.1 of this year's "Financial Statement and Budget Report" are unchanged from the presentation last year. Table 4.4 gives a summary presentation of the forecast of general Government receipts; table 4A.1 gives a more detailed exposition of the short-term forecast of receipts.