§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what was the crisis loan expenditure on living expenses (alignment) in each year since 1996; and what such expenditure was expressed as a proportion of crisis loan expenditure. [51043]
§ Malcolm WicksThe information is in the table.
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Social Fund crisis loan expenditure— alignment payments Year Total crisis expenditure (£ million) Alignment payment expenditure (£ million) Alignment payments as a payment percentage of crisis loan expenditure 1996–97 52 14 27 1997–98 54 17 32 1998–99 59 20 33 1999–00 62 18 30 2000–01 65 18 28 Notes:
- 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest £ million.
- 2. Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number.
Source:
Annual Reports by the Secretary of State on the Social Fund 1996–97 to 2000–01