§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people are currently receiving invalidity benefit in each standard planning region of England and in Scotland and Wales; and what is in the expected expenditure for 1992–93 in each such region.
§ Mr. ScottInformation is not available in the form requested. Available information about the numbers of recipients of invalidity benefit, by standard region, is in the table1. Planned expenditure on invalidity benefit for 1992–93 is £5,6952.
Regions Numbers Scotland 181,400 Wales 146,600 England Northern 126,300 Yorkshire and Humberside 124,500 East Midlands 74,200 East Anglia 28,800 South East 219,200 South Western 71,900 West Midlands 105,900 North Western 219,800 Overseas 7,400 Total 1,306,000 Notes:
1 Information from a 1 per cent. sample of claimants as at 30 March 1991.
2 The Government's Expenditure Plans 1992–93 to 1994–95.