§ Mr. Henigasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the United Kingdom's gross national product was spent on social security in each of years 1958 to 1966; and whether he has 45W available comparable figures for each of the Common Market countries.
§ Mr. MacDermotThe table below shows expenditure on social security in the United Kingdom as a percentage of the gross national product at factor cost. The total covers national insurance benefits, supplementary pensions and assistance, war pensions and family allowances, the National Health Service, child welfare and school meals and milk but excludes expenditure on education.
Total Of which Benefits and assistance 1958 10.8 6.6 1959 11.1 6.8 1960 11.0 6.5 1961 11.2 6.7 1962 11.3 6.9 1963 11.9 7.4 1964 11.8 7.2 1965 12.6 7.8 1966 ֵ 7.9 Social security schemes in the Common Market differ from those in the United
EXPENDITURE ON SOCIAL SECURITY IS A PERCENTAGE OF GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT AT FACTOR COST West Germany France Italy Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg 1958 … … 15.7 (a) ֵ 10.0 8.7 9.2 11.2 1959 … … 15.5 (a) 12.2 10.4 8.6 10.2 11.5 14.8 (a) 1960 … … — 12.1 10.5 8.9 9.9 11.2 15.1 1961 … … 15.3 12.9 10.3 9.0 10.2 11.4 1962 … … 15.6 13.6 11.1 9.7 10.5 11.9 1963 … … 15.9 14.5 12.0 11.5 10.8 12. 0 1964 … … 15.5 15.2 12.2 11.7 10.6 ֵ 1965 … … 15.7 15.9 14.3 13.1 12.1 ֵ 1966 … … Figures not yet available (a) Excludes the Saar and West Berlin. These territories are included in the second figure shown for 1960 and in the figures for subsequent years.