HC Deb 19 February 1976 vol 905 cc780-1W
Miss Richardson

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of (a) central Government expenditure and (b) total public expenditure, social security expenditure represented for each of the years 1960 to 1975.

Mr. Denzil Davies

Figures for the years 1960 to 1974 inclusive are given in the table below. Figures are not yet available for 1975.

Social Security expenditure as percentage of
(a) Central Government expenditure (b) Public expenditure
1960 19.9 15.8
1961 20.3 15.8
1962 20.6 15.8
1963 22.3 17.0
1964 21.4 16.5
1965 21.8 17.0
1966 21.2 16.8
1967 20.9 16.5
1968 21.5 17.5
1969 22.4 18.0
1970 22.4 17.9
1971 21.8 17.7
1972 22.8 18.7
1973 21.8 17.2
1974 21.0 16.5