HC Deb 07 June 1988 vol 134 c559W
Mr. Patrick Thompson

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how much is being spent on benefits for disabled people at the current time; and how much was being spent in 1979.

Mr. Scott

The amount, in cash terms, spent on benefits for people who are long-term sick or disabled was as follows:

Great Britain
£ million
1978–79 1,780
1987–88 6,750

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