§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services by how much the incomes of chronically sick and disabled 333W persons have increased in real terms through State provision between June 1970 to March 1974 and from March 1974 to date.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTotal public expenditure on social security benefits which are by their nature paid because of chronic sickness or disablement increased in real terms by £62 million between the financial years ending 31st March 1970 and 1974 and by £387 million between the financial years ending 31st March 1974 and 1978.
PERCENTAGE OF EX-FACTORY SALES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF CIGARETTES IN EACH TAR GROUP Tar group 1974 1975 1976 1977 Low (0–10 mg) … 2.5 4.8 7.2 12.2 Low to middle (11–16 mg) … 7.6 7.7 13.0 9.0 Middle (17–22 mg) … 74.5 74.6 68.9 69.7 Middle to high (23–28 mg) … 14.8 12.5 10.5 8.8 High (29 mg and over) … 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 As my hon. Friend will see, these figures continue the trend over recent years towards cigarettes with lower tar yields. The Government welcome this trend as part of their strategy of making smoking a less dangerous habit.
The figures for 1976 have been revised since my reply to my hon. Friend's Question on 30th March 1977.—[Vol. 929, c. 177–8].