§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what percentage of the gross national product has been spent on public sector housing in England, Scotland and Wales, respectively, in each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. KaufmanAvailable estimates are given below:
EXPENDITURE ON LOCAL AUTHORITY HOUSING AS A PERCENTAGE OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT England Scotland Wales 1966 … … 1.60 3.11 1.88 1967 … … 1.73 3.55 2.06 1968 … … 1.75 3.86 1.95 1969 … … 1.64 3.54 1.93 1970 … … 1.49 3.16 1.48 1971 … … 1.34 2.65 1.27 Comparable estimates of GDP are not available for the individual countries for earlier years and no estimates for later years are yet available.