§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish figures showing expenditure on each of the main categories of social 235W security in 1960 and in 1978, at current and at constant prices, and as a percentage of total Government spending and of gross national product.
1960 at outturn prices 1960 at 1976 prices 1976 expenditure Percentage of central Government expenditure Percentage of Gross National Product 1960 1976 1960 1976 £ million £ million £ million National Insurance 1,000 3,198 7,984 13.43 15.78 4.37 7.24 War pensions and service grants 92 295 289 1.23 0.57 0.40 0.26 Family allowances 136 435 563 1.83 1.11 0.60 0.51 Supplementary benefits 172 550 1,525 2.31 3.01 0.75 1.38 Other non-contributory benefits 12 38 225 0.16 0.44 0.05 0.21 Total benefits 1,412 4,516 10,586 18.96 20.91 6.17 9.60