§ Mr. Charles Morrisonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table for the 310W latest available year, showing the proportion of the gross national product represented by provision of all welfare services by central Government and local government, respectively, and showing separately the figures for health services, education, housing and retirement pensions.
§ Mr. MacDermotThe table below shows expenditure on housing and social services as a percentage of the gross national produc tat factor cost. The classification of social services is that used in Table 53 of the 1966 Blue Book on National Income and Expenditure. The detailed analysis of expenditure in 1966 is not yet available.
EXPENDITURE ON HOUSING AND SOCIAL SERVICES AS A PERCENTAGE OF GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT AT FACTOR COST, 1965 Central government* Local authorities Total public authorities Housing 0.3 2.6 2.9 National health service 3.7 0.4 4.1 Education 0.9 4.2 5.1 National insurance retirement pensions 3.9 — 3.9 Other social services† 4.0 0.6 4.6 Total housing and social services 12.8 7.8 20.6 * Excluding grants to local authorities. † Including expenditure on local welfare services, child care, school meals, milk and welfare foods, other national insurance expenditure and assistance.