§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing (a) each of the additional benefits that have been made available since 1983 for disabled people and (b) each benefit which has been withdrawn since 1983 that was available to disabled people together with an estimate of the annual cost of each of these items as far as the impact on disabled people is concerned.
§ Mr. MajorThe growth in spending on health and personal social services in England of over £1 billion in 1987–88 compared with 1986–87 will benefit services for disabled people as well as other services. Health and personal social services funding is not generally earmarked centrally for particular services.
353WThe latest estimate of expenditure on those social security benefits designed to meet the needs of disabled people will be included in the 1987 public expenditure White Paper.