§ Mr. Radiceasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of gross domestic product has been spent on the education budget in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe table shows total outturn public expenditure on education in the United Kingdom for the financial years 1979–80 to 1985–86 expressed as a percentage of average gross domestic product in each year, and estimated outturn for 1986–87 as a percentage of forecast GDP.
Financial years Percentage 1979–80 5.1 1980–81 5.5 1981–82 5.4 1982–83 5.3 1983–84 5.2 1984–85 5.0 1985–86 4.7 1986–87 4.9