§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the Government's total expenditure on war widows' pensions in the financial year 1983–84; and how the figure compares with that for each of the previous five years.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe total expenditure on pensions, grants and allowances paid to war widows and dependants was £177 million in 1983–84. The corresponding figures for previous years are as follows:
Year £ million 1978–79 117 1979–80 129 1980–81 146 1981–82 166 1982–83 174