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Written Question · S1W-08671 · Session 1

What capital expenditure in the public sector was in the last financial year, broken down by category of expenditure and specifying for eac…

Answered Asked by Andrew Wilson SNP Lodged 12 Jul 2000

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what capital expenditure in the public sector was in the last financial year, broken down by category of expenditure and specifying for each category the source of funding.

The answer

Answered by Jack McConnell on 9 Oct 2000 · 89 days after it was lodged, 68 days after it was due

The table below sets out capital expenditure in the public sector for financial year 1999-2000, broken down by category of expenditure and source of funding:Category of Expenditure | Amount(£ million) | Source of Funding
Purchase/Sale of Buildings | -15.6 | Central Government
Formation of Tangible Asset | 220.4 | Central Government
Change in Levels of Stock | 6.5 | Central Government
Capital Grants to Private Sector and non-profit making bodies | 171.0 | Central Government
Capital Grants to Public Corporations (including Nationalised Industries) | 382.7 | Central Government
Net Lending to Private sector | 0.1 | Central Government
Net Lending to Public Corporations | 232.9 | Central Government
Bank and National Loans Funds Deposits by Public Corporations (including Nationalised Industries) | -19.6 | Central Government
Capital Grants to Local Authorities | 12.6 | Central Government
Capital Grants from European Communities to Local Authorities | 26.0 | Transfer from Central Government
Credit Approvals to Local Authorities | 476.9 | Transfer from Central Government
Total | 1,493.8 |
In addition to these amounts the Scottish Executive expects capital investment levered in through Public/Private Partnerships and the Private Finance Initiative to have been £472 million in 1999-2000.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-08671 by reference.