EXPENDITURE.

HC Deb 09 June 1932 vol 266 cc2119-20W

Sir W. JENKINS

asked the President of the Board of Education what the percentage of educational expenditure in 1913–14 and 1931–32 was of the total national expenditure?

Mr. RAMSBOTHAM

For the year 1913–14 the expenditure of the Board of Education was approximately £14,400,000, representing about 7.4 per cent. of the total national expenditure of that year. The corresponding figures for 1931–32 are £45,700,000 and 5.4 per cent.