§ Mr. Ashtonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the national expenditure on education for each year from 1960 to 1969 in total and as a percentage of the gross national product, respectively; and how the increases in
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 Public expenditure on education* (£ million at outturn prices) 917 1,013 1,173 1,282 1,418 1,585 1,768 1,971 2,176 Public expenditure on education as a percentage of gross national product at factor cost 4.0 4.2 4.6 4.7 4.8 5.1 5.4 5.7 5.9 Percentage increase over preceding year Public expenditure on education 8.1 10.5 15.8 9.3 10.6 11.8 11.5 11.5 10.4 Prices of gross domestic product at factor cost 1.8 3.3 3.4 2.1 2.6 4.0 3.6 3.8 2.4 * Defined as in Table 50 of "National Income and Expenditure 1969", i.e. including imputed rent and Northern Ireland, but excluding school meals and milk and local libraries and museums.