"Figure 5: Total public sector expenditure by functional category as a % of total, 2015 to 2016","" "UK","" "","" "Notes","" "Unit","%" "","" "Functional Category","General public services","Defence","Public order and safety","Economic affairs","Environment protection","Housing and community amenities","Health","Recreation, culture and religion","Education (includes training)","Social protection","EU transactions","Accounting Adjustments" "North East","7","5","4","5","1","2","18","1","10","38","1","8" "North West","8","5","4","5","3","1","19","1","11","37","1","5" "Yorkshire and the Humber","8","5","4","6","1","1","18","2","11","36","1","7" "East Midlands","8","5","4","5","1","1","18","1","11","37","1","8" "West Midlands","8","5","4","5","1","1","20","1","12","37","1","5" "East of England","9","5","3","6","2","1","18","1","11","36","1","7" "London","7","4","5","10","1","2","21","2","12","29","2","5" "South East","8","5","3","6","1","1","18","1","11","35","1","10" "South West","8","5","3","5","2","1","17","1","10","37","1","10" "England","8","5","4","6","1","1","19","1","11","35","1","8" "Wales","8","4","3","7","2","2","17","2","11","37","1","6" "Scotland","8","4","4","8","2","3","17","2","11","33","1","7" "Northern Ireland","7","4","5","6","1","3","16","2","10","35","1","10" "United Kingdom","8","5","4","6","2","1","18","2","11","35","1","7"