§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the actual or estimated social welfare benefits in total being paid weekly, monthly or annually; and to what extent these amounts are made up of payments for unemployment and supplementary benefits.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe most recent estimate of expenditure on all social security benefits, including pensions, for 1980–81 is £21,620 million including £992 million on unemployment benefit and £2,948 million supplementary benefits.