HC Deb 15 March 1971 vol 813 cc231-2W
Mr. Bryant Godman Irvine

asked the Minister of State for Defence if he will state the total annual cost per pupil of a place in a school maintained in Germany by his Department.

Mr. Ian Gilmour

About £200 in a primary school, £370 in a secondary

Million U.S. dollars
1961 Percent. of GNP 1962 Percent. of GNP 1963 Percent. of GNP 1964 Percent. of GNP 1965 Percent. of GNP
United Kingdom 4,785.5 7.0 5,078.4 7.1 5,236.3 6.9 5,599.2 6.8 5,854.8 6.7
West Germany 3,293.6 4.6 4,308.1 5.5 4,980.9 6.0 4,888.2 5.4 4,978.8 5.0
Italy 1,198.8 3.5 1,377.3 3.6 1,648.9 3.7 1,788.8 3.7 1,938.5 3.7
France 4,131.0 7.3 4,493.3 7.1 4,628.0 6.5 4,917.9 6.3 5,124.5 6.1
Holland 556.1 4.9 603.9 5.0 637.3 4.8 735.1 4.7 749.7 4.3
Belgium 391.2 3.6 422.2 3.7 444.6 3.6 497.1 3.6 500.8 3.3
Luxembourg 5.8 1.2 7.1 1.5 7.0 1.4 9.2 1.6 9.5 1.5

1966 Percentage of GNP 1967 Percentage of GNP 1968 Percentage of GNP 1969 Percentage of GNP 1970 Percentage of GNP
United Kingdom 6,029.5 6.5 6,373.3 6.5 5,597.3 6.3 5,496.7 5.9 5,949.6 5.8
West Germany 5,063.4 4.7 5,352.1 5.0 4,827.4 4.1 5,584.3 4.1 6,187.7 3.8
Italy 2,146.4 3.8 2,174.9 3.5 2,245.0 3.3 2,258.9 3.1 2,313.5 2.7
France 5,414.5 5.9 5,856.1 5.9 6,117.0 5.5 6,123.5 5.1 5,905.4 4.7
Holland 770.7 4.1 884.0 4.3 906.1 4.0 1,017.1 4.0 1,081.8 4.0
Belgium 526.3 3.3 568.6 3.3 602.2 3.3 629.8 3.1 688.1 3.1
Luxembourg 10.0 1.5 8.3 1.3 7.5 1.1 7.8 1.0 8.3 0.9

Notes:

(1) The total defence expenditures are according to a standard definition, and have been converted into United States dollars at current prices, for purposes of comparison.

(2) The percentages are expressed as a ratio of GNP at factor cost.

(3) The figures for 1970 are estimates.

school, £500 for a day-pupil in a boarding school, and £900 for a boarding pupil.