Public Expenditure

Mr. Lawson
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing (a) public expenditure on gross domestic fixed capital formation and (b) current grants to persons at constant prices and as a percentage of total public expenditure, for each year from 1958–59 to 1978–79.

Mr. Joel Barnett
The information is in the table below. Forecasts of expenditure in 1978–79 in 1975 prices are not available.