§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is her estimate of the amount of public expenditure now spent on the salaries of staff in social service departmentse of local authorities in England and Wales, and of the proportion of this cost falling on central Government funds.
§ Mr. MeacherIt is estimated that for 1975–76 the expenditure will be £430242W million. This expenditure is included in the total of relevant expenditure on which the Government pay grants of 66.5 per cent.