HC Deb 09 February 1976 vol 905 cc49-50W
Mr. John Moore

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the percentage rise in GNP per annum since 1963, using that year as a base; and what has been the per annum percentage increase in Government expenditure in 1963.

Mr. Denzil Davies

The increase in GNP at current prices from 1963 to 1974 expressed at an average annual rate was 9.5 per cent. and the increase in Government expenditure in the same period was 12.1 per cent. per annum.