HC Deb 27 July 1977 vol 936 cc286-7W
Mr. Carter-Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what proportion of local authority expenditure on the social services has been spent on: (a) salaries, wages and administration, and (b) aids, adaptations and telephones for disabled people, respectively, in each of the last five years.

Mr. Alfred Morris

For the years 1972–73—the first year for which comparative figures are available—administra;to 197576 the proportions of net expenditure including loan charges in England were:

Percentages
(a) Salaries, wages and administration (b) Aids, adaptations and telephones
1972–73 70.4 0.9
1973–74 70.2 1.2
1974–75 73.1 1.2
1975–76 73.6 1.1

Administration, but not directly related salaries and wages, have been excluded from (b).