HC Deb 20 November 2003 vol 413 cc1470-1W
Joyce Quin

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of GDP the United Kingdom spent on (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) higher education in the last year for which figures are available; and what information he collates on expenditure in other OECD countries. [139144]

Mr. Charles Clarke

I am unable to provide the information requested before the House prorogues. I will write to my right hon. Friend with the information and place a copy of my letter in the Library.