Spending (Hansard, 22 July 1991)

HC Deb 22 July 1991 vol 195 cc434-5W 435W

§ Sir Geoffrey Johnson-Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how social security spending is forecast to change over the next three years.

§ Miss Widdecombe
Total social security spending is forecast to rise from £59 billion in 1990–91 to £75 billion in 1993–94. This represents a real-terms increase of 9.8 per cent. over the period.