Mr. Alan WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security for each state benefit, if he will forecast the number of claimants and total cost by benefit for Wales for the next three years together with forecasts for(a) Wales's pro-rata share of the United Kingdom administration costs and (b) budgeted costs for the central and local administration and the branch network for facilities in Wales. [92641]
§ Mr. TimmsForecasts of future expenditure and number of claimants for each Social Security benefit by country are not readily available. A breakdown by country of the future costs of administering the Department and its agencies is also not readily available.