§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish a table showing expenditure on the social services in 1950, 1955, 1960, 1965 and for each year thereafter, including estimates for 1975–76, (a) as a percentage of gross domestic product and (b) per head of the population at 1974 prices.
§ Dr. OwenThe following are the figures for health and personal social services and social security:
Year Percentage of GDP Per capita at 1974 prices £ 1950 … … 10.1 69.8 1955 … … 9.4 76.7 1960 … … 10.4 98.1 1965 … … 11.9 127.0 1966 … … 12.1 131.4 1967 … … 12.9 142.6 1968 … … 13.5 152.8 1969 … … 13.8 154.7 1970 … … 14.0 162.0 1971 … … 13.8 163.8 1972 … … 14.5 178.9 1973 … … 14.0 181.3 1974 … … 15.3* 195.5* 1975–76 … … Not available Not available * Provisional.