§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information he has as to the growth in gross domestic product in each Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development country for the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. RyderFollowing is the information requested.
Growth ofGDP/GNP at Constant Prices (percentage change on a year earlier) 1988 United Kingdom 4.3 United States 4.4 Japan 5.8 Germany 3.6 France 3.4 Italy 3.9 Canada 5.0 Belgium 4.2 Luxembourg 5.2 Netherlands 3.0 Denmark -0.2 Ireland 0.4 Spain 5.0 Portugal 4.1 Greece 3.4 Australia 3.8 New Zealand 0.3 Austria 4.2 Finland 4–8 Iceland -1.4 Norway 2.6 Sweden 2.1 Switzerland 3.0 Turkey 3.4 Source: OECD and national sources.
448Wrevenue expenditure generally. For 1990–91, it is proposed to distribute revenue support grant on the basis that it is appropriate for authorities in England in aggregate to incur revenue spending of £32.8 billion, in the provision of services. Of this amount, £5.004 billion is assumed to be spent on the other services block, a group of smaller services including libraries.