HC Deb 26 November 1969 vol 792 cc108-9W
Mr. John Fraser

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what sums have been made available to the Medical Research Council in the last three years; what part of those sums have been disbursed in cancer research; and to what organisations.

Mr. Fowler

The figures are as follows:

Mr Edward Short

I do not collect this information about countries overseas, with which valid comparisons are not practicable.

Mr. Pardoe

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will state, from information available to him from international sources, for Great Britain, the United States of America, France, Germany and Sweden the total expenditure in £ sterling on education in the latest year for which figures are available; what this was as a percentage of the gross national product; what was the total cost of teachers' salaries; and what this was as a percentage of total expenditure on education.

Mr. Edward Short

The latest information available from international sources

U.K. U.S.A. France* Western Germany† Sweden
Public Expenditure on Education in 1965
In national currencies (m.) 1,820 36,687 16,513 15,330 6,620
In sterling at 1965 exchange rates (£m.) 1,820 13,102 1,197 1,369 456
As percentage of national income 6.4 6.5 4.8 4.5 7.3‡
Public Expenditure on Teachers' Salaries in 1965
In national currencies (m.) 726 — 9,800 8,959 3,086
In sterling at 1965 exchange rates (£m.) 726 — 711 800 213
As percentage of public expenditure on education 40 — 59 58 47
As percentage of national income 2.6 — 2.9 2.6 3.4‡
* Ministry of Education only.
† Including West Berlin.
‡ As a percentage of gross national product.