§ Miss Geraldine SmithTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of GNP has been spent on(a) defence, (b) education and (c) health in each of the last 15 years. [127640]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithTable 4.4 of Public Expenditure Statistical Analysis 2000–01 (Cm 4601) shows the amount of public expenditure spent on these services, as a percentage of GDP, in each of these years.
The Health figures presented in this table are net of income from charges and asset sales, and do not include NHS trusts interest and dividend payments.