§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is her estimate of annual expenditure since 1971–72 on salaries of staff on work equivalent to that now covered by social service departments and local authorities, 522W providing as near as possible a figure to be compared with that of £430 million for 1975–76.
§ Mr. MeacherThe following are the figures:
At outturn prices Best estimate on a comparable basis at constant prices £m. £m. 1971–72 165 280 1972–73 205 310 1973–74 265 340 1974–75 400 400 1975–76 — 430