§ 17. Sir David KnoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of the gross domestic product was spent on the national health service in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what was the percentage in 1978.
§ Mr. SackvilleTotal national health service expenditure in the United Kingdom was equivalent to 5.9 per cent. of the gross domestic product in 1993–94, compared with 4.7 per cent. in 1978–79.