§ Mr. Damian GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what was the share of gross domestic product spent on education in each year since 1992–93. [8878]
§ Estelle Morris[holding answer 19 October 2001]: The amount of gross domestic product spent on education between 1992 and 1997 fell from 5.1 per cent. to 4.6 per cent. Between 1998 and 2002 it will have risen from 4.5 per cent. to 5.0 per cent. This translates to a cash increase of almost £11 billion. It is estimated to rise to 5.3 per cent. by 2003–04, which means the Government will have kept their manifesto promise to increase the proportion of national income spent on education in this Parliament.
Public sector education spending in the United Kingdom as a proportion of GDP in each year since 1992–93 is shown in the table:
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Percentage 1992–93 5.1 1993–94 5.1
Percentage 1994–95 5.0 1995–96 4.9 1996–97 4.7 1997–98 4.6 1998–99 4.5 1999–2000 4.5 2000–011 4.8 2001–021 5.0 2002–032 5.1 2003–042 5.3 1Estimate 2Forecast figures Source:
Tables 1.2 and 3.4 of "Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses, 2001–02" and prior equivalents