Gross National Product (Expenditure)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Housing – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 9 June 1964.

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Photo of Mr Graham Page Mr Graham Page , Crosby 12:00, 9 June 1964

Is my right hon. Friend aware that the figures given for German housing include many thousands which are built without bathrooms, which ought to concern the hon. Member for Salford, East (Mr. Frank Allaun), and are not comparable with our building at all? Is it not right to put this into its right perspective? Is my right hon. Friend aware that the total proportion of the gross national product spent on social services is 16½ per cent. as against 13 per cent. in 1951?