§ Mr. Meacherasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the level of general Government expenditure on goods and services in the United Kingdom, both in money terms and as a percentage of gross domestic product, for each year since 1960; and what are the comparable figures for France, West Germany, Italy, the Benelux countries, Sweden, United States of America and Japan for each of these years.
§ Mr. BiffenI shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.