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Written question asked by John Watts (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 May 1991. It was answered by Stephen Dorrell (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 May 1991 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Written question

Question
What is the current proportion of gross domestic product that is being spent on health; and what the comparable figure was in 1979. (Failed OPQ). - Total service spending as a proportion of GDP was 5.2% in 1989 compared with 4.7% in 1979.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
191 c129W
Session
1990-91
Question not reached
Yes
Subjects
Finance NHS
Contains statistics
Yes