§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he is satisfied with the working of the inner area partnership schemes, particularly the Liverpool inner area committee; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if he will make a statement on the Liverpool partnership committee, details of which have been sent to him by the hon. Member for Liverpool, Scotland Exchange.
§ Mr. ShoreI shall write to my hon. Friend.
Year Gross domestic product (millions of HK$) Total spending on social services (millions of HK$) Proportion of gross domestic product (per cent.) Spending on social security and welfare (millions of HK$) Proportion of gross domestic product (per cent.) 1974–75 … … 35,252 2,697.8 7.65 275.5 0.78 1975–76 … … 37,268 2,894.9 7.77 359.2 0.96 1976–77 … … 47,226 3,084.5 6.53 365.1 0.77 1977–78 … … 54,599 4,348.9 7.97 398.7 0.73 1978–79 (estimate) … 63,389 5,198.7 8.20 542.2 0.86