§ Mr. Laneasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of the gross national product was spent on primary education in each of the last 10 years.
§ Miss BaconThe information is as follows:
Public Expenditure on Primary Education in the United Kingdom* as a Percentage of the Gross National Product 1958–59 1.2 1959–60 1.2 1960–61 1.2 1961–62 1.3 1962–63 1.3 1963–64 1.3 1964–65 1.3 1965–66 1.4 1966–67 1.4 1967–68 1.6 *excluding expenditure on School Meals and Milk, Transport of Pupils, and the School Health Service.