article_snippet: – Figures despite Britain are still well below those reached by France, Sweden and Italy in the late 1990s.
article_snippet: Britain Britain does not appear to have gained any ground.
article_snippet: This is a lower rate than France, Sweden and Italy in the late 1990s, when the figure was 83 per cent.
article_snippet: but in several countries, including Austria, Germany and Italy, it was at 11 per cent by the late 1990s.
article_snippet: If countries like Sweden, France, Finland and Austria can achieve these rates, then the UK can, and should, bridge the gap.
article_snippet: Experts are not sure why our figures remain so far behind
highlights_snippet: Figures despite Britain spending billions to improve situation last 15 years .
  