§ Dr. David Kerrasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the gross national product for each of the last five years for which figures are available 16W was devoted, respectively, to health services and education services.
§ Mr. DiamondPublic expenditure on the health and welfare services and on education services as a percentage of the gross national product at market prices in each of the years 1960 to 1964 was as follows:
Health and Welfare per cent. Education per cent. 1960 3.5 3.6 1961 3.5 3.7 1962 3.5 4.1 1963 3.5 4.2 1964 3.6 4.3
§ Dr. David Kerrasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the gross national product for each of the years covered in the National Plan it is proposed to allocate for expenditure on health services.
§ Mr. DiamondPublic expenditure on the health and welfare services in 1964 represented 3.6 per cent. of the gross national product at market prices. The corresponding figure for 1970 is estimated at 3.8 per cent. It is not possible to give figures for the intervening years.