§ Sir Brandon Rhys Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish figures showing the costs of the personal social services in the United Kingdom in 1985–86, distinguishing between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and also distinguishing between the main categories of expenditure.
§ Mr. NewtonLevels of gross current expenditure on the personal social services in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland for 1985–86 are shown in the table. Although returns have not yet been received from all English authorities in relation to 1985–86, sufficient data are available to enable provisional figures to be provided.
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Gross current expenditure on personal social services in the United Kingdom 1985–86 (£ million)1 England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Residential (children) 300.1 11.8 28.0 4.9 Residential (other) 993.2 58.9 99.3 25.8 Domiciliary support 549.8 34.7 77.6 19.5 Day services and miscellaneous 494.0 25.2 59.7 34.0 Field work 446.2 22.3 82.2 17.1 Research and development 9.8 0.4 2 2 Total 2,793.1 153.3 346.8 101.0 1All figures provisional. 2Expenditure on research and development not separately identified.