§ Lord Bleaseasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the percentage of the Northern Ireland gross domestic product spent on health care, for each of the last three years for which figures are available; and, for the same period, what was the actual estimated proportion spent under the publicly financed National Health Service.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office (Lord Lyell)The information is not available in the form requested. Public expenditure on health and personal social services for 1982, 1983 and 1984 represented approximately 12.0 per cent., 11.9 per cent. and 11.7 per cent. of Northern Ireland's gross domestic product in those years.