§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table, showing separately for England, Scotland, Wales and 113W Northern Ireland for the years 1985–86 to 1993–94 expenditure on income-related rebates from local authority taxation, distinguishing rate rebates from community charge rebates, and showing, if necessary, a reconciliation to table 3 of Cm 1514.
§ Miss WiddecombeDetails of total spending on rate rebates and community charge benefits in England, Scotland and Wales from 1985–86 to 1990–91 are given in the table. The figures published in table 3 of the departmental report (Cm 1514) reflect assumptions
Total benefit spending £ million 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 Rate rebates England 1,251 1,389 1,425 1,157 1,212 — Scotland 176 188 215 168 — — Wales 51 58 61 48 50 — Total: 1,479 1,635 1,701 1,373 1,262 — Community Charge Benefit England — — — — — 1,977 Scotland — — — — 197 208 Wales — — — — — 87 Total: — — — — 197 2,272 Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.