§ Denzil DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what his estimate is of the planned expenditure in984W England on the national health service as a percentage of England's GDP in (a) 2001–02, (b) 2002–03 and (c) 2003–04. [34505]
§ Mr. HuttonWe cannot provide the information as requested, because gross domestic product figures for England, over the period asked for are not available. The figures for the United Kingdom are shown in the table.
National health service expenditure (UK) as a percentage of gross domestic product Percentage 2001–02 6.3 2002–03 6.5 2003–04 6.6