§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether she will now publish the latest estimates of the proportion of gross national product spent on the health services in each member country of the European Community, and in the Scandinavian countries.
§ Dr. OwenApart from the United Kingdom, the latest available estimates are those published by the United States Department of Health Education and Welfare in 1973. They cover some of the EEC countries but do not include Norway or Finland.
Country Year Per cent of GNP (at market prices) United Kingdom … 1974 4.7 France … 1969 5.7 Netherlands … 1969 5.9 West Germany … 1969 5.7 U.S.A. … 1969 6.8 Canada … 1969 7.3 Sweden … 1969 6.7