Unemployment Benefit Offices

HC Deb 16 November 1987 vol 122 cc403-4W

Mr. McLeish

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the total spending on the provision of unemployment benefit offices in Scotland, England and Wales for each of the years 1979 to 1986; and if he will give the estimated expenditure for the years 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1990.

Mr. Lee

The information is as follows :

Expenditure on Unemployment Benefit Offices 1979–80 to 1986–87
£ million
		Great Britain Total
	1979–80	85.1
	1980–81	112.3
	1981–82	162.7
	1982–83	187.5
	1983–84	245.1
	1984–85	262.0
	1985–86	272.1
	1986–87	293.0

A breakdown of figures between Scotland, England and Wales is not available.

Estimated expenditure on Unemployment Benefit Office 1987–88 to 1989–90
£ million
		Great Britain Total
	1987–88	319.0
	1988–89	320.0
	1989–90	331.4

for each of the years from 1979 to 1986; and if he will give the estimated expenditure for the years 1987, 1988 and 1990.

Mr. Lee

[holding answer 5 November 1987]: Figures for 1979–80 to 1986–87 are taken from the MSC annual reports. Figures for 1987–88 to 1989–90 are taken from the 1986 public expenditure survey.