§ Mr. Clemitsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what proportion of the total payments of sickness and unemployment benefits, respectively, were paid to men in the 60 to 64 years age group inclusive, in the latest week for which figures are available.
§ Mr. OrmeAbout 14 per cent. of the payments of sickness benefit actually made in the week ending 4th June 1977 went to men aged 60 to 64 inclusive; and about 16 per cent. of the unemploy
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§ Mr. MoyleThe table below shows net public expenditure and expenditure per capita, on the health services in the United Kingdom in terms of constant (a) 1970 prices (b) prices used in the 1976 Public Expenditure Survey (Cmnd. 6721) and (c) prices used in the 1978–79 Supply Estimates (HC 230—xi, xii/1977–78). These figures are derived from the National Income and Expenditure Accounts, published by the Central Statistical Office, as this is the only readily available data on a constant price basis which covers the period from 1949. Details of expenditure prior to 1949—the first full year of the NHS—are not available in a comparable form.
ment benefit paid on 7th November 1977 went to this group.