HC Deb 20 December 1974 vol 883 cc717-27W
Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked 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. Thomas

asked 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. Thomas

asked 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

she will show the percentage distribution of the British expenditure for each country and region, and express the figures for each country and region per head of population.

Mr. O'Malley

Estimates 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'Malley

Estimates 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.

Mr. O'Malley

Estimates 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. Thomas

asked 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. Thomas

asked 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

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'Malley

Estimates 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'Malley

Estimates for 1971.72, the last year for which the information requested is available, are as follows:

Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked 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. Thomas

asked 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. Thomas

asked 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

each country and region and express the figures for each country and region per head of population.

Mr. O'Malley

Estimates 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'Malley

Estimates 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'Malley

Estimates relating to industrial disablement benefit for 1971– 72, the last year for which the information requested is available, are as follows:

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. Thomas

asked 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. Thomas

asked 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

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'Malley

Estimates 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 Jones

The information requested is as follows:

Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked 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. Thomas

asked 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. Thomas

asked 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

she will express the payments for each country and region per head of population.

Mr. Alec Jones

The information requested is as follows:

figures are available; and if she will express each figure per head of population.

Mr. Alec Jones

The 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'Malley

Estimates for 1971–72, the last year for which the information requested is available, are as follows:

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. Thomas

asked 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