HC Deb 21 October 1975 vol 898 cc162-3W
Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing annual indices 1949 to 1974 of growth in expenditure on each of health and personal social services, social security, housing and education and also the annual index of industrial production over the same period.

PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON SELECTED PROGRAMMES, 1950–1974
1953 = 100
Health and Personal Social Services Social Security Housing Education
1950 87.8 74.0 69.2 77.1
1951 92.3 77.6 74.7 86.8
1952 95.4 90.7 89.3 96.4
1953 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1954 102.5 100.8 97.4 108.7
1955 108.4 111.2 93.5 120.7
1956 118.2 118.9 87.2 139.4
1957 126.8 125.1 82.6 157.8
1958 133.1 150.6 72.4 170.0
1959 143.9 162.4 76.3 183.0
1960 156.8 166.6 86.91 197.6
1961 169.9 182.3 97.5 217.8
1962 178.1 195.3 93.0 25.7
1963 190.6 222.6 104.0 274.3
1964 208.4 235.0 143.0 303.0
1965 235.3 269.6 168.2 338.9
1966 258.9 288.6 171.4 378.8
1967 287.9 324.7 195.6 423.1
1968 312.1 374.0 198.4 465.9
1969 335.4 399.9 206.0 501.4
1970 386.8 439.3 223.4 562.3
1971 438.6 482.5 220.2 640.8
1972 507.6 573.2 254.5 753.5
1973 583.8 619.5 394.9 863.9
1974 745.7 766.5 692.8 1,042.9

Source: National Income Blue Books, 1961 to 1975.