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Sir J. Langford-Holt
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what has been spent as a percentage of the gross national product in the last year on primary and secondary education; and if he will give the comparable figures for 1967–68.
Miss Joan Lestor
In the financial year 1973–74, expenditure on primary and secondary education represented 3·5 per cent. of the gross national product. The corresponding figure for 1967–68 was 3·0 per cent.