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Mr. Parry
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he is satisfied with the working of the inner area partnership schemes, particularly the Liverpool inner area committee; and if he will make a statement;(2) if he will make a statement on the Liverpool partnership committee, details of which have been sent to him by the hon. Member for Liverpool, Scotland Exchange.
Mr. Shore
I shall write to my hon. Friend.
| Year | Gross domestic product (millions of HK$) | Total spending on social services (millions of HK$) | Proportion of gross domestic product (per cent.) | Spending on social security and welfare (millions of HK$) | Proportion of gross domestic product (per cent.) | ||
| 1974–75 | … | … | 35,252 | 2,697·8 | 7·65 | 275·5 | 0·78 |
| 1975–76 | … | … | 37,268 | 2,894·9 | 7·77 | 359·2 | 0·96 |
| 1976–77 | … | … | 47,226 | 3,084·5 | 6·53 | 365·1 | 0·77 |
| 1977–78 | … | … | 54,599 | 4,348·9 | 7·97 | 398·7 | 0·73 |
| 1978–79 (estimate) | … | 63,389 | 5,198·7 | 8·20 | 542·2 | 0·86 | |