§ 29. Mr. JackTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what percentage of GDP his Department's spending on people of above pensionable age represented in(a) 1996–97 and (b) 1997–98. [120972]
§ Mr. RookerSocial security expenditure on people aged over 60 was 5.33 per cent. of GDP in 1996–97, and 5.23 per cent. in 1997–98.