§ Mr. Sheermanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what is his estimate of the amount of Government expenditure (a) on supplementary benefit, (b) on housing benefit and (c) on child benefit in 1985–86;
(2) what is his estimate of the amount of Government expenditure on unemployment benefit in 1985–86.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe latest estimates of expenditure in 1985–86 are:
£ million a. supplementary benefit 6,607 b. housing benefit* 2,889 c. child benefit 4,435 d. unemployment benefit 1,611 * Excluding rate rebates, which are not classified as public expenditure.