§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the expenditure on cash benefits for the long term sick and disabled for each year from 1969–70 to 1979–80. [28209]
§ Mr. HagueSuch information as is available is given in the table. Comparable information is not available for earlier years.
Expenditure on long term sick and disabled £ million 1973–74 569 1974–75 713 1975–76 982 1976–77 1,251 1977–78 1,509 1978–79 1,771 1979–80 2,081