§ Mr. RoweTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what percentage of the gross domestic product has been spent on social security in each year since 1974. [15168]
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§ Mr. HagueThe information is in the table:
Total benefit expenditure as a percentage of GDP 1974–75 to 1994–95 (cash prices) Total benefit expenditure (£ billion) Money GDP (£ billion) Benefit expenditure as percentage of GDP 1974–75 6.6 89.4 7.4 1975–76 8.9 111.2 8.0 1976–77 10.6 130.0 8.2 1977–78 12.8 151.3 8.5 1978–79 15.9 173.7 9.2 1979–80 18.8 208.6 9.0 1980–81 22.7 237.7 9.6 1981–82 27.7 261.0 10.6 1982–83 31.6 285.8 11.1 1983–84 35.3 310.0 11.4 1984–85 38.3 332.1 11.5 1985–86 41.8 364.9 11.5 1986–87 44.9 392.7 11.4 1987–88 46.7 434.8 10.7 1988–89 47.3 484.1 9.8 1989–90 50.2 525.8 9.6 1990–91 56.5 556.8 10.2 1991–92 66.1 580.8 11.4 1992–93 75.2 604.8 12.4 1993–94 82.4 639.0 12.9 1994–95 185.2 678.0 12.6 1 Estimated outturn.