§ 6. Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Minister of Social Security what was the latest annual total of social security benefits paid in Scotland; and what proportion was financed by Exchequer payments.
§ Mrs. HartEstimated expenditure in Scotland on social security benefits for which I am responsible amounted to £254 million in 1966–67. The Exchequer financed about 35 per cent. of this sum.