§ Mr. Bishopasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information he has through the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on the comparative figures for the percentage rise in the standard of living, as measured by real national product per head of the population, for the United Kingdom and for other similar countries in the period 1964 to date.
§ Mr. HigginsThe figures requested are given in the table below. Figures for 1969 are not yet available.
Gross national product at 1963 prices per head of population Percentage increase 1964–68 United Kingdom … … 7.5 France … … 16.8 West Germany … … 12.2 Italy … … 19.7 Netherlands … … 16.1 Norway … … 17.2 Sweden … … 10.5