§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the annual expenditure on retirement pensions in Great Britain, Scotland, Wales and the eight regions in England ; and if
Expenditure Country or Region Annual amount (£ mllion) Percentage Annual expenditure per head of population £ Great Britain … … 2,049.2 100.0 37.92 England … … 1,753.8 85.6 3805 North … … 120.2 5.9 36.41 Yorkshire and Humberside … … 181.3 8.8 37.70 East Midlands … … 121.6 5.9 35.86 East Anglia … … 68.4 3.3 40.69 South East … … 671.3 32.8 38.88 South west … … 167.6 8.2 44.20 West Midlands … … 168.1 8.2 32.84 North West … … 255.3 12.5 37.88 Wales … … 107.0 5.2 39.27 Scotland … … 188.4 9.2 36.11
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the annual expenditure on sickness benefit in Great Britain, Scotland, Wales, and the eight regions in England; and if she will show the percentage distribution of total expenditure for each country/region, and express the figures per head of popula-
Expenditure Country or Region Annual amount (£ mllion) Percentage Annual expenditure per head of population £ Days of certified incapacity Per man at risk Great Britain … … 413.7 100.0 7.66 15.95 England … … 330.6 80.0 7.17 14.78 North … … 35.4 8.6 10.73 24.28 Yorkshire and Humberside … … 45.3 10.9 9.41 20.51 East Midlands … … 23.5 5.7 6.94 19.82 East Anglia … … 8.8 2.1 5.25 11.73 South East … … 91.7 22.2 5.31 10.14 South West … … 24.2 5.9 6.40 15.29 West Midlands … … 36.0 8.7 7.03 13.80 North West … … 65.7 15.9 9.75 19.82 Wales … … 35.8 8.7 13.15 30.79 Scotland … … 47.2 11.4 9.05 19.47
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the annual expenditure on widow's benefit in Great Britain, Scotland, Wales and the eight regions in England; and if she will
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§ Mr. O'MalleyEstimates relating to sickness benefit and invalidity benefit for 1971–72, the last year for which information as requested is available, are as follows:
tion and on the basis of days of certified incapacity for males expressed as rate per man at work.
§ Mr. O'MalleyEstimates for 1971.72, the last year for which the information requested is available, are as follows:
show the proportion of total British expenditure for each country and region and express the figures for each country and region per head of population.
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§ Mr. O'MalleyEstimates for 1971–72, the lastyear for which the information requested is available, are as follows:
Expenditure Country or Region Annual amount (£ mllion) Percentage Annual expenditure per head of population £ Great Britain … … 195.0 100.0 3.61 England … … 161.4 82.7 3.50 North … … 12.8 6.6 3.88 Yorkshire and Humberside … … 17.4 8.9 3.62 East Midlands … … 10.1 5.2 2.98 East Anglia … … 4.9 2.5 2.91 South East … … 58.4 29.9 3.38 Southwest … … 12.1 6.2 3.19 West Midlands … … 18.2 9.3 3.56 North West … … 27.6 14.1 4.10 Wales … … 11.3 5.8 4.15 Scotland … … 22.3 11.4 4.27
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the annual expenditure on maternity benefit in Great Britain, Scotland, Wales and the eight regions in England ; and if she will show the percentage distribution of the total British expenditure for each
Expenditure Country or Region Annual amount (£ mllion) Percentage Annual expenditure per head of population £ Great Britain … … 42.0 100.0 0.78 England … … 35.7 84.9 0.77 North … … 2.4 5.8 0.74 Yorkshire and Humberside … … 3.8 9.1 0.79 East Midlands … … 2.7 6.5 0.80 East Anglia … … 1.3 3.1 0.77 South East … … 13.0 31.0 0.75 South West … … 2.6 6.3 0.69 West Midlands … … 4.1 9.7 0.80 North West … … 5.6 13.4 0.84 Wales … … 2.1 4.9 0.77 Scotland … … 4.3 10.2 0.82
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the annual expenditure on the death grant in Great Britain, Scotland, Wales, and the eight regions in England; and if she will show the percentage distribution of the total British expenditure for each
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Expenditure Country or Region Annual amount (£ mllion) Percentage Annual expenditure per head of population £ Great Britain … … 13.4 100.0 0.25 England … … 11.3 84.5 0.25 North … … 0.8 6.2 0.25 Yorkshire and Humberside … … 1.2 9.2 0.26 East Midlands … … 0.8 6.0 0.24 East Anglia … … 0.4 3.0 0.24 South East … … 4.1 30.7 0.24 South West … … 1.0 7.5 0.27 West Midlands … … 1.1 8.5 0.22 NorthWest … … 1.8 13.4 0.27 Wales … … 0.7 5.5 0.27 Scotland … … 1.3 10.0 0.26 country and region and express the figures for each country and region per head of population.
§ Mr. O'MalleyEstimates for 1971–72, the last year for which the information requested is available, are as follows:
country and region, and express the figures for each country and region per head of population.
§ Mr. O'MalleyEstimates for 1971.72, the last year for which the information requested is available, are as follows:
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§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the annual expenditure on unemployment benefit in Great Britain, Scotland, Wales and the eight regions in England; and if she will show the percentage distribution of the total British expenditure for
Expenditure Annual expenditure: Country or Region Annual amount (£ million) Percentage Per head of population £ Per employee in employment £ Great Britain … … 239.4 100.0 4.43 10.91 England … … 189.8 79.3 4.12 9.99 North … … 19.9 8.3 6.03 16.15 Yorkshire and Humberside … … 22.6 9.4 4.70 11.70 East Midlands … … 15.0 6.3 4.42 10.92 EastAnglia … … 6.3 2.6 3.75 10.16 South East … … 49.0 20.5 2.84 6.47 SouthWest … … 13.3 5.5 3.51 10.28 West Midlands … … 25.6 10.7 5.00 11.68 NorthWest … … 38.2 16.0 5.67 13.81 Wales … … 12.9 5.4 4.73 14.05 Scotland … … 36.7 15.3 7.03 18.03
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the annual expenditure on supplementary benefit in Great Britain, Scotland, Wales and the eight regions in England; and if she will show the percentage distribution of the total British expenditure for each
Expenditure Country or Region Annual amount (£ million) Percentage Annual expenditure Per head of population £ Great Britain … … 643.0 100.0 11.90 England … … 530.5 82.5 11.51 North … … 50.8 7.9 15.39 Yorkshire and Humberside … … 61.1 9.5 12.71 East Midlands … … 32.2 5.0 9.50 EastAnglia … … 15.4 2.4 9.16 South East … … 184.5 28.7 10.69 SouthWest … … 40.5 6.3 10.68 West Midlands … … 55.9 8.7 10.92 NorthWest … … 90.0 14.0 13.36 Wales … … 38.6 6.0 14.17 Scotland … … 73.3 11.4 14.05
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the annual expenditure on disablement benefit in Great Britain, Scotland, Wales and the eight regions in England; and if she will show the percentage distribution of the total British expenditure for each country and region, and express the figures for
722Weach country and region and express the figures for each country and region per head of population.
§ Mr. O'MalleyEstimates for the financial year 1971–72, the last year for which the information requested is available, are as follows:
country and region and express the figures for each country and region per head of population.
§ Mr. O'MalleyEstimates for 1971–72, the last year for which the information requested is available, are as follows:
each country and region per head of population.
§ Mr. O'MalleyEstimates relating to industrial disablement benefit for 1971– 72, the last year for which the information requested is available, are as follows:
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Expenditure Country or Region Annual amount (£ million) Percentage Annual expenditure Per head of population £ Great Britain … … 70.7 100.0 1.31 England … … 55.9 79.0 1.21 North … … 8.6 12.2 2.61 Yorkshire and Humberside … … 7.9 11.2 1.65 East Midlands … … 4.0 5.6 1.17 East Anglia … … 1.6 2.2 0.93 South East … … 13.2 18.7 0.77 SouthWest … … 3.0 4.2 0.78 West Midlands … … 7.0 9.9 1.37 NorthWest … … 10.6 15.0 1.57 Wales … … 8.7 12.3 31.9 Scotland … … 6.2 8.7 1.18
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the annual expenditure on family allowances in Great Britain, Scotland, Wales and the eight regions in England; and if she will show the percentage distribution of the total British expenditure for each
Expenditure Country or Region Annual amount (£ million) Percentage Annual expenditure Per head of population £ Great Britain … … 343.8 100.0 6.36 England … … 290.5 84.5 6.30 North … … 21.5 6.3 6.51 Yorkshire and Humberside … … 31.1 9.0 6.47 East Midlands … … 22.2 6.5 6.55 East Anglia … … 10.8 3.1 6.42 South East … … 104.9 30.5 60.8 SouthWest … … 22.9 6.7 6.04 West Midlands … … 33.1 9.6 6.47 NorthWest … … 44.0 12.8 6.53 Wales … … 16.3 4.7 5.98 Scotland … … 37.0 10.8 7.09
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of weekly payments and family allowances made in Great Britain, Scotland, Wales and the eight regions in
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FAMILY ALLOWANCES Estimated: December 1973 Country or Region Number in weekly payments—(families) (thousands) Number in payment per head of population Great Britain … … … … … … 4,453 0.082 England … … … … … … 3,763 0.082 North … … … … … … 281 0.085 Yorkshire and Humberside … … … … … … 401 0.083 East Midlands … … … … … … 289 0.085 East Anglia … … … … … … 138 0.082 South East … … … … … … 1,358 0.079 SouthWest … … … … … … 298 0.079 West Midlands … … … … … … 427 0.084 NorthWest … … … … … … 570 0.085 Wales … … … … … … 209 0.077 Scotland … … … … … … 481 0.092 country and region, and express the figures for each country and region per head of population.
§ Mr. O'MalleyEstimates for 1971–72, the last year for which the information requested is available, are as follows:
England; and if she will express each figure per head of population.
§ Mr. Alec JonesThe information requested is as follows:
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§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of weekly payments of retirement pensions in Great Britain, Scotland, Wales and the eight regions in England ; and if
RETIREMENT PENSIONS Estimated November 1973 Country or Region Number in payment (thousands) Number in payment per head of population Great Britain … … … … … … 7,936 0.147 England … … … … … … 6,793 0.147 North … … … … … … 468 0.142 Yorkshire and Humberside … … … … … … 698 0.145 East Midlands … … … … … … 468 0.138 East Anglia … … … … … … 262 0.156 South East … … … … … … 2,603 0.151 SouthWest … … … … … … 651 0.172 West Midlands … … … … … … 651 0.127 NorthWest … … … … … … 992 0.147 Wales … … … … … … 413 0.152 Scotland … … … … … … 730 0.140
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of persons in respect of whom death grant was paid in Great Britain, Scotland, Wales and the eight regions in England during the latest year for which
DEATH GRANT Estimated December 1972: (latest available figures) Country or Region Number in payment (thousands) Number in payment per head of population Great Britain … … … … … … 523 0.010 England … … … … … … 442 0.010 North … … … … … … 32 0. 010 Yorkshire and Humberside … … … … … … 48 0. 010 East Midlands … … … … … … 31 0. 009 East Anglia … … … … … … 16 0.010 South East … … … … … … 161 0.009 SouthWest … … … … … … 39 0.010 West Midlands … … … … … … 44 0.009 NorthWest … … … … … … 70 0.010 Wales … … … … … … 29 0.011 Scotland … … … … … … 52 0.010
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the annual expenditure on industrial injuries benefit in Great Britain, Scotland, Wales and the eight regions in England ; and if she will show the percentage distribution of the total British expenditure for
726Wshe will express the payments for each country and region per head of population.
§ Mr. Alec JonesThe information requested is as follows:
figures are available; and if she will express each figure per head of population.
§ Mr. Alec JonesThe information is as follows:
each country and region and express the figures for each country and region per head of population, and per employee in employment.
§ Mr. O'MalleyEstimates for 1971–72, the last year for which the information requested is available, are as follows:
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Annual Expenditure expenditure Annual per head of Amount Percentage population (£ million) £ Great Britain … … 30.9 100.0 0.57 England … … 23.4 76.0 0.51 North … … 3.5 11.2 1.05 Yorkshire and Humberside … … 4.2 13.8 0.88 East Midlands … … 2.1 6.9 0.63 East Anglia … … 0.6 2.0 0.37 South East … … 4.9 15.8 0.28 SouthWest … … 1.4 4.6 0.37 West Midlands … … 2.5 8.0 0.48 NorthWest … … 4.2 13.7 0.63 Wales … … 3.3 10.7 1.22 Scotland … … 4.1 13.3 0.79
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of weekly payments of unemployment benefit made in Great Britain, Scotland, Wales and the eight regions in England ; and if she will express the number of payments made per head of
Number rated for payment per Number rated head of employee in Country or Region for payment population employment (thousands) Great Britain … … 247 0.005 0.011 England … … 193 0.004 0.010 North … … 26 0.008 0.021 Yorkshire and Humberside … … 21 0.004 0.015 East Midlands … … 13 0.004 0.010 East Anglia … … 5 0.003 0.009 South East … … 50 0.003 0.007 South West … … 15 0.004 0.012 West Midlands … … 20 0004 0.009 NorthWest … … 42 0.006 0.015 Wales … … 16 0.006 0.017 Scotland … … 38 0.007 0.019