HC Deb 16 December 1971 vol 828 c158W
Miss Fookes

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the estimated total public expenditure on education in Great Britain in 1971–72 at current prices.

Mrs. Thatcher

£2,895 million at 1971 Survey prices.

Mr. Hiley

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the share of the gross national product of the United Kingdom taken by expenditure on education.

Mrs. Thatcher

I estimate 6.5 per cent. in 1970–71.

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