§ 1983. Mr. Kirkwoodasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of Scottish gross domestic product was spent on the Health Service in (a) 1960 and (b)
§ Mr. John MacKayThe first year for which the Central Statistical Office prepared a figure for the Scottish gross domestic product was 1966. For a comparison based on that year, the information requested is as follows:
1966 £ million 1983 £ million 1. Gross Domestic Product (Scotland) at factor cost 2,803 21,905 2. Expenditure on Health1 133.27 1,686.9 3. Proportion 2/1 (percentage) 4.75 7.70 1 The expenditure figures used may not be strictly comparable because of changes in classification of expenditure.