Council Housing (Hansard, 24 January 1991)

HC Deb 24 January 1991 vol 184 c265W 265W

§ Mr. Leighton
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the public expenditure on housing as a percentage of gross domestic product in each of the last 10 years.

§ Mr. Yeo
The figures given are for Great Britain. They are based on gross expenditure on housing including spending from receipts and expenditure on housing benefits:

Year Gross domestic product per cent.

1980–81 2.7

1981–82 2.2

1982–83 2.3

1983–84 2.8

1984–85 2.8

1985–86 2.5

1986–87 2.4

1987–88 2.3

1988–89 2.1

1989–90 2.2

Year	Gross domestic product per cent.
1980–81	2.7
1981–82	2.2
1982–83	2.3
1983–84	2.8
1984–85	2.8
1985–86	2.5
1986–87	2.4
1987–88	2.3
1988–89	2.1
1989–90	2.2