§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much, as a percentage of GDP, has been spent on(a) health, (b) education and (c) defence in (i) the United Kingdom and (ii) each other member of the EU in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [136521]
§ Ruth KellyFinancial year figures for UK expenditure on health, education and defence are as follows:
Percentage GDP 1998–99 outturn 1999–2000 outturn 2000–01 2001–02 2003–03 Education 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.9 5.1 Health 5.3 5.5 5.6 6.0 6.3 Defence 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.4 Source:
Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2003 (Cm 5901)
Figures for EU member states are shown in the tables as follows. These are on a calendar year basis.
Health Percentage GEP 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 BE 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.6 6.7 DK 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.6 DE 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 — GR 2.4 2.6 2.5 4.1 — ES — 5.4 5.4 5.3 — FR 7.8 7.7 7.8 7.9 — IE 5.9 5.7 5.9 6.3 — IT 5.7 5.8 6.1 6.3 — LU 4.9 4.6 4.2 4.9 5.0 NL 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 5.0 AT 8.0 7.9 7.5 5.8 — PT 6.1 6.3 6.7 6.8 — FI 5.9 5.9 5.8 6.0 — SE 6.3 6.4 6.3 6.6 —
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Education Percentage GDP 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 BE 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.4 DK 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.3 DE 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2 — GR 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.8 — ES — 4.4 4.4 4.3 — FR 6.2 6.3 6.1 6.0 — IE 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.3 — IT 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 — LU 5.1 4.9 4.4 4.7 5.1 NL 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.9 AT 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.8 — PT 6.7 6.9 6.9 6.9 — FI 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.4 — SE 7.4 7.6 6.9 7.7 —
Defence Percentage GDP 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 BE 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 DK 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 DE 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 — GR 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.2 — ES — 1.2 1.2 1.2 — FR 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.4 — IE 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 — IT 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 — LU 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 NL 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 AT 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 — PT 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.7 — Fl 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.5 — SE 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.2 — Source:
Eurostat