§ Mr. MarlowTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the average daily cost per person in work in terms of hours worked of(a) social security payments 672W for recipients below pension age, (b) all social security payments, (c) contributory health services and (d) contributions to education services. [4594]
§ Mr. Burt[holding answer 7 December 1995]: The information is not available in the format requested.
However, the estimated equivalent cost per working person per working day for 1995–96 is as follows:
Cost £ Social security payments for recipients below pension age 9 All social security payments 15 National health service 6 Education services 5 The figures are rounded to the nearest £1.