HC Deb 29 April 1968 vol 763 cc129-30W
Mr. Pardoe

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the percentage of national income spent on social security, using the same definitions as contained in The Cost of Social Security International Labour Office 1961.

Mr. Harold Lever

Using the definitions of the International Labour Office, expenditure on social security in the United Kingdom for the year 1966–67 is estimated at 12.4 per cent. of the gross national product at market price.

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