§ Mr. Joplingasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will publish in the 431W OFFICIAL REPORT a comparison of the standard of living in all countries of Europe, from information from international sources which may be available to him.
§ Mr. RipponFigures for gross national product per head in 1958 and 1969 for Western European countries are as follows:
Gross national product per head of population $ per year (at market prices) 1958 1969 Austria 750 1,690 Belgium 1,154 2,372 Denmark 1,101 2,861 Finland 920 1,940 France 1,196 2,785 Germany 1,094 2,513 Greece 380 950 Iceland 2,370 1,870 Irish Republic 578 1,162 Italy 612 1,521 Luxembourg 1,402 2,632 Netherlands 845 2,196 Norway 1,138 2,528 Portugal 250 600 Spain 460 870 Sweden 1,747 3,544 Switzerland 1,410 3,020 Turkey 230 380 United Kingdom 1,248 1,974 Yugoslavia 410 520* * Figure for 1968; 1969 figure not available. Source: O.E.C.D. National Accounts.