§ 43. Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what percentage of the gross domestic product was spent on the National Health Service in the most recent year for which figures are available; and how this compares with the percentage in 1978.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeIn 1983, 5.6 per cent. of the United Kingdom's gross domestic product was spent on the National Health Service. In 1978 the figure was 4.8 per cent.