§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of Stale for Social Services if he will list the expenditure on cash benefits for disabled people in each year since 1973–74 (a) in cash terms and (b) at 1973–74 prices.
§ Mr. RossiThe information requested is as follows. It includes benefits paid to the long-term sick as well as to disabled people, as defined in table 12.12.1, page 49, of "The Government's Expenditure Plans" White Paper—Cmnd. 8494-II.
Cash £ million At 1973–74 prices 1973–74 570 570 1974–75 740 630 1975–76 1,000 680 1976–77 1,200 710 1977–78 1,470 760 1978–79 1,730 830 1979–80 2,040 840 1980–81 2,410 860 1981–82 2,840 910 The benefits included are invalidity benefit, industrial disablement benefit, attendance allowance, invalid care allowance, mobility allowance, non-contributory invalidity pension, and the appropriate part of expenditure on war pensions, supplemenary benefit and the Christmas bonus.