§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the gross domestic product was devoted to the central Government (a) current and (b) current and capital expenditure in the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. BrittanThe percentages of the United Kingdom gross domestic product at market prices accounted for by central Government expenditure were as follows:
130Wfor the private investors concerned, not the Government, to forecast the return on these different figures of investment. I would not expect such investments to be made were the expected return not adequate.