§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT under separate headings, British expenditure in each of the 47W last 10 years on defence, education, social services, industrial support, and housing, respectively; and if he will indicate the percentage gross national product devoted to each.
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE Defence Education* Other Social Services Industrial Support† Housing (i) £ million 1964 … 1,990 1,417 3,435 130 814 1965 … 2,105 1,585 3,915 205 957 1966 … 2,207 1,768 4,240 260 975 1967 … 2,412 1,970 4,755 662 1,113 1968 … 2,443 2,182 5,340 1,032 1,129 1969 … 2,294 2,346 5,723 1,176 1,172 1970 … 2,466 2,640 6,391 1,142 1,271 1971 … 2,767 3,023 7,094 1,362 1,253 1972 … 2,097 3,559 8,341 1,431 1,433 1973 … 3,403 4,134 9,241 1,748 2,221 (ii) per cent. of GNP at factor cost 1964 … 6.7 4.8 11.6 0.4 2.8 1965 … 6.7 5.0 12.4 0.6 3.0 1966 … 6.6 5.3 12.7 0.8 2.9 1967 … 6.8 5.6 13.5 1.9 3.2 1968 … 6.5 5.8 14.2 2.7 3.0 1969 … 5.8 5.9 14.4 3.0 3.0 1970 … 5.7 6.1 14.7 2.6 2.9 1971 … 5.6 6.2 14.5 2.8 2.6 1972 … 5.6 6.5 15.2 2.6 2.6 1973 … 5.4 6.5 14.6 2.8 3.5 * Excludes school meals and milk. † Public expenditure on employment services and other industry and trade, excluding gross capital formation by public corporations.