§ Mr. Simeonsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the annual expenditure attributed to social services in the Financial Statement 1973– 74 is spent on health services.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinHealth services represent 55 per cent. of the total of Class VII of the Estimates, which is entitled "Social Services" and listed in Table 10 of the 1973–74 Financial Statement. This figure is, however, misleading in that education expenditure—commonly regarded as part of the social services—is contained in Class VIII of the Estimates. If education is included, the proportion drops to 48 per cent. These figures, however, relate only to central Government Supply expenditure. More comprehensive figures, including all relevant local authority expenditure and the outgoings of the National Insurance Funds, are to be found in last December's Public Expenditure White Paper (Cmnd. 5178), and on that basis the proportion becomes 22 per cent.