asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his latest forecast of the division of the country's likely extra resources between now and 1979 as between public expenditure and private consumption.

I have nothing to add to the estimates in the Public Expenditure White Paper (Cmnd. 5879, table 1.1).

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is public expenditure as a percentage of gross national product in the United Kingdom compared with that in the OECD countries at the latest available date.

I will let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.