§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total expenditure on aids for the disabled in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. NewtonExpenditure on aids provided by the DHSS directly to disabled people in each of the last five years for which figures are available was as follows:
Net expenditure £ million cash 1978–79 35.4 1979–80 43.3 1980–81 53.4 1981–82 55.9 1982–83 59.4 Local authority expenditure figures for 1982–83 are not yet available, but local authority expenditure on the provision of aids in the preceding five years was as follows:
Net current expenditure £ million cash 1977–78 3.3 1978–79 4.4 1979–80 4.5 1980–81 5.1 1981–82 6.0