§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will update, giving data for each relevant year, the answer given to the hon. Member for Sowerby (Mr. Madden) Official Report, 9th December 1976, column 339, on the
EXPENDITURE Country of region Annual amount Percentage Annual expenditure per head of population (£ million) £ Great Britain … … … 1,847 100.0 34.01 England … … … 1,559 84.4 33.63 North … … … 126 6.8 40.31 Yorkshire and Humberside … … … 164 8.9 33.71 East Midlands … … … 109 5.9 29.08 East Anglia … … … 41 2.2 22.24 South-East … … … 530 28.7 31.49 South-West … … … 139 7.5 32.38 West Midlands … … … 175 9.5 34.04 North-West … … … 275 14.9 42.22 Wales … … … 109 5.9 39.37 Scotland … … … 179 9.7 34.48