HC Deb 09 February 1994 vol 237 cc376-7W
Mr. Bradley

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make an estimate of the cumulative spending and savings made on the various changes to national insurance benefits since 1979, in the format of his answer to the hon. Member for Coventry, North-East (Mr. Ainsworth) of 6 July 1992,Official Report, columns 85–86.

Mr. Hague

[holding answer 25 January 1994]: Such information as is readily available is given in the table. Meaningful estimates of the cumulative expenditure effects of earlier policy measures could not be derived; except at disproportionate cost.