§ Mr. Knoxasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1973 in terms of (a) current prices and (b) constant prices (i) total public expenditure, (ii) public expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product and (iii) public expenditure as a percentage of gross national product.
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE 1973–74 to 1978–79† As a percentage of: At current prices £ million Gross domestic product at market prices Gross national product at market prices 1973–74 … … … … … … … 29,796 40.6 39.8 1974–75 … … … … … … … 39,959 45.7 45.2 1975–76 … … … … … … … 50,328 46.3 46.0 1976–77 … … … … … … … 55,699 44.2 43.8 1977–78 … … … … … … … 58,995 40.4 40.3 1978–79 … … … … … … … 68,707 41.7 41.5 *As defined in Cmnd. 7439 but adjusted to include non-trading capital consumption to make them comparable with gross domestic (and national) product.