§ Mr. Gordon BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much of the expenditure on the social fund set out in table 15.1 of volume II of the Government's expenditure plans 1988–89 to 1990–91 for each year between 1988–89 to 1990–91 is attributable to(a) help with maternity expenses, (b) help with funeral expenses, (c) severe weather payments, (d) community care grants, (e) budget loans and (f) crisis loans.
§ Mr. ScottInformation for 1989–90 and 1990–91 was given in my reply to the hon. Member for Derby, South (Mrs. Beckett) on 1 February at column488. The breakdown for maternity and funeral payments for those two years is as follows:
£ million 1989–90 1990–91 Maternity payments 19.3 19.6 Funeral payments 15.9 16.7 The information for 1988–89 is as follows:
£ million Maternity payments 19 Funeral payments 15 Exceptionally cold weather payments 4.5 Community care grants 60 Net cost of loans 165 1 Separate allocations are not made for budgeting and crisis loans.