§ 98. Mr. Swinglerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state, for each of the last ten years, the percentage of the annual national gross product 34W devoted to national expenditure on education and, in particular, to educational building.
§ Sir E. BoyleThe following figures show the total expenditure by Central and local Government on education and child care expressed as a percentage of gross national product over the last ten years for which figures are available.
— Total Expenditure Of which Building Per cent. Per cent. 1950 … … 3.3 0.5 1951 … … 3.4 0.5 1952 … … 3.4 0.6 1953 … … 3.4 0.5 1954 … … 3.4 0.5 1955 … … 3.5 0.5 1956 … … 3.8 0.6 1957 … … 4.1 0.7 1958 … … 4.2 0.7 1959 … … 4.4 0.7 NOTE: The figures are based on those given in Table 43 of the National Income Blue Book. Capital grants, which are mainly for building, have been included under that heading. Corresponding figures for private expenditure on education are not available.