HC Deb 30 January 1997 vol 289 cc337-8W
Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what proportion of gross domestic product has been spent on education in each year since 1991; and if she will make a statement. [13064]

Mr. Robin Squire

The latest published time series presenting the data is as follows:

Year Percentage of GDP spent on education
1991–92 5.1
1992–93 5.3
1993–94 5.2
1994–95 5.2
1995–96 5.1

This table covers public expenditure on education in the United Kingdom.