§ Mr. DenhamTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total expenditure on (i) health, (ii) education, (iii) social security, (iv) transport, (v) defence and (vi) housing in 1979, 1984, 1989 and 1994 expressed as(a) the percentage of total Government expenditure and (b) the percentage of total Government tax revenue. [38258]
§ Mr. Waldegrave[holding answer 23 October 1995]: The information is given in the tables.
(a) Expenditure as a percentage of General Government Expenditure excluding privatisation proceeds 1979 1984 1989 1994 Health 10.6 11.2 12.5 13.2 Education 12.0 11.3 12.3 12.3 Social Security 24.5 28.2 28.4 33.6 Transport 4.0 3.5 3.6 3.6 Defence 10.4 11.4 10.4 8.2 Housing 6.2 3.4 2.4 1.9
(b) Expenditure as a percentage of total General Government Receipts 1979 1984 1989 1994 Health 13.4 13.3 13.4 16.7 Education 15.2 13.4 13.2 15.6 Social Security 30.9 33.5 30.4 42.4 Transport 5.0 4.1 3.8 4.6 Defence 13.2 13.6 11.1 10.3 Housing 7.9 4.0 2.6 2.4