§ Mr. McKelveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people in Kilmarnock in receipt of social security benefits are having deductions made at source for(a) poll tax arrears and (b) loan repayments.
§ Miss Widdecombe[holding answer 17 December 1990]: Income support is the only social security benefit from which deductions for community charge arrears may be made. The number of deductions at 30 November 1990 was 536.
The number of social fund loans being recovered from income support customers in Kilmarnock at 30 November 1990 was 1,648.
Table 1 NHS gross spending and proportion of NHS total specific index 1975–76 to 1988–89—Sub-programme specific price indices HCHS current price index Percentage of table NHS capital price index Percentage of table FPS current price index Percentage of table NHS price index 1975–76 28.8 71.0 30.6 7.7 28.4 21.3 28.8 1976–77 13.8 71.0 12.0 7.3 11.2 21.7 13.1 1977–78 8.6 71.9 14.3 5.9 8.6 22.3 8.9 1978–79 9.6 71.5 11.7 5.9 13.2 22.6 10.5 1979–80 20.5 72.0 20.7 5.6 18.3 22.5 20.0 1980–81 28.0 72.6 25.9 5.8 22.4 21.6 26.7 1981–82 8.2 71.4 3.2 6.3 10.8 22.2 8.5 1982–83 6.5 70.4 1.6 6.0 8.3 23.6 6.6 1983–84 5.1 70.1 2.0 5.9 5.1 24.0 4.9 1984–85 5.8 69.2 4.2 6.2 7.3 24.6 6.1 1985–86 5.2 69.0 5.9 6.5 5.0 24.5 5.2 1986–87 6.9 68.9 5.0 6.6 5.2 24.5 6.4 1987–88 8.5 69.1 5.1 6.2 7.1 24.7 7.9 1988–89 10.5 68.8 5.8 6.0 9.8 25.2 10.0 Notes:
1. Figures underlying the indices and percentages for 1978–79 and later years are not directly comparable with figures for 1977–78 and earlier years because of the inclusion, since 1978–79 of direct credits and of differences in the composition of different parts of the programme.
2. The indices shown above cover over 90 per cent. of NHS expenditure. Specific indices are not available for Central Health and Miscellaneous Services and Departmental Administration.
3. Expenditure on HCHS current and FPS current falls into economic categories (i) and (ii) in the annual Public Expenditure White Paper; expenditure on NHS capital falls into economic category (vii).
Table 2 HCHS index disaggregated to show pay and prices separately Percentage increase over previous year Weighting percentage 1983–84 Pay 5.0 73.9 Price 5.3 26.1 Overall 5.1 1984–85 Pay 5.8 73.5 Price 5.8 26.5 Overall 5.8 1985–86 Pay 5.4 72.5 Price 4.7 27.5 Overall 5.2 1986–87 Pay 8.2 72.6 Price 3.2 27.4 Overall 6.9