Information Rights Unit
HM Treasury
1 Horse Guards Road
London
SW1A 2HQ
Ms Mary Jones
020 7270 5000
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www.gov.uk/hm-treasury
7 January 2021
Dear Ms Jones
Ref: FOI2020/45162
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Thank you for your enquiry of 9 December 2020, which we have considered under the
terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the FOI Act).
You asked for the following information:
“Please provide latest data in ESA Tables 11 for Countries & Regions of UK?
I'm aware General Government, Central Government, & Local Government
(England) are available here: (of which provided by Her Majesty's Treasury,)
https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicspending
/datalist?sortBy=release_date&query=&filter=datasets&fromDateDay=16&fromDa
teMonth=4&fromDateYear=2020&toDateDay=18&toDateMonth=4&toDateYear=
2020”
Following a search of our records, we can confirm that HM Treasury does hold information
largely within the scope of your request.
We would like to clarify that the ESA tables you have provided a link to are from the Office
for National Statistics (ONS), who publish a breakdown of expenditure by country and
region which may be found here:
https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/art
icles/countryandregionalpublicsectorfinances/financialyearending2019
The ONS expenditure figures are based on data published in HM Treasury’s
Country and
Regional Analysis release. The latest edition, which includes a database and interactive
table, from which it is possible to analyse country and regional spending by sector (central
Government, local government and public corporations), can be found via the link below:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2020
Section 21 of the FOI Act does not oblige the Treasury to reissue information which is
already published. However, we have provided you with the information and links above.
If you have any queries about this letter, please contact us. Please quote the reference
number above in any future communications.
Yours sincerely
Information Rights Unit
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