§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1964 the proportion of gross national product spent by each member of the EEC on health and social services.
§ Dr. OwenInformation in the form requested is not available because of differing definitions of expenditure on health and social services.
§ Dr. Hampsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will list the proportion of gross national product 275W spent on health services by each of the EEC countries, the USA, Canada and Sweden.
§ Dr. OwenApart from the United Kingdom, the latest available information in the terms requested is published by the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare. It does not cover all EEC countries. The figures are as follows:
Country Year Percentage of GNP (at market prices) United Kingdom … 1973 4.2 France … 1969 5.7 Netherlands … 1969 5.9 West Germany … 1969 5.7 United States of America … 1969 6.8 Canada … 1969 7.3 Sweden … 1969 6.7