§ Mr. Trotterasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information he has concerning the percentage of gross national product spent in each of the European Economic Community countries and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries on (a) defence, (b) education, (c) health and social services, (d) industrial support and (e) roads and transport.
§ Mr. Brittan[pursuant to his reply, 12 February 1981]: Figures for general Government expenditure on (a) defence, (b) education, (c) health and social services, (d) industrial support and (e) roads and transport, but including communication, are published by the Statistical Office of the European Communities in "General Government Accounts and Statistics 1970–1977" for the European Economic Community countries. Figures for general Government expenditure on (a) defence, (b) education and (c) health and social services, are published by the United Nations in "Yearbook of National Accounts Statistics 1979" for Japan and Australia. Figures for the gross national product of the European Economic Community countries and Japan are published by the Statistical Office of the European Communities in "National Accounts ESA Aggregates 1960–1979". Figures for the gross national product of Australia can be derived from the United Nations "Yearbook of National Accounts Statistics 1979".