§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will update the figures given in his answer of 3 March 1989,Official Report, column 365–66, to the hon. Member for Livingston (Mr. Cook) on the level of total Government support for families with children, at 1989–90 constant prices in each year since 1970 to 1989–90.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe answer is set out in the table.
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Government support for families with children 1974–75 to 1989–901 £ million Cash Real (1989–90 prices) 1974–75 1,855 7,838 1975–76 2,169 7,289 1976–77 2,604 7,721 1977–78 2,426 6,319 1978–79 3,092 7,276 1979–80 3,640 7,334 1980–81 3,965 6,750 1981–82 4,675 7,249 1982–83 5,400 7,809 1983–84 6,140 8,484 1984–85 6,650 8,753 1985–86 7,190 8,982 1986–87 7,620 9,209 1987–88 8,320 9,548 1988–89 8,790 9,405 21989–90 9,390 9,390 1 Includes (i) child benefit, (ii) one parent benefit, (iii) child tax allowances and additional personal tax allowances (lone parents), (iv) family credit/family income supplement, (v) maternity benefit, (vi) statutory maternity benefit, and (vii) social fund, income support/supplementary benefit, housing benefit and community charge benefit paid to lone parent families and to people looking after elderly parents.
2 Estimated outturn