HC Deb 30 May 1968 vol 765 c278W
Mr. Dickens

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will give the amount of public expenditure devoted to the National Health Service as a proportion of gross national product in 1950, 1960, 1963 and 1967, together with an estimate for 1968–69;

(2) if he will give the amount of public expenditure devoted to education as a proportion of gross national product in 1938, 1950, 1960, 1963 and 1967. together with an estimate for 1968–69;

(3) if he will give the amount of public expenditure devoted to housing as a proportion of gross national product in 1938, 1950, 1960, 1963 and 1967, together with an estimate for 1968–69;

(4) if he will give the amount of public expenditure devoted to social security as a proportion of gross national product in 1938, 1950, 1960, 1963 and 1967, together with an estimate for 1968–69;

Mr. Taverne

The information is given in the table below for the years 1950, 1960, 1963 and 1966, the latest year for which complete information is available; figures for 1967 are so far available only for social security benefits. I regret that comparable figures for 1938 are not available, nor can estimates be given for 1968–69. The services are defined as for Table 53 of the 1967 Blue Book on National Income and Expenditure. Expenditure on the National Health Service excludes expenditure on local welfare services, milk and welfare foods.