§ Mr. BerryTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what amounts in his Department's budget for 1998–99 can be attributed to spending on disabled people; and what proportion this represents of total departmental spending. [71281]
§ Mr. MichaelWelsh Office expenditure on programmes targeted at supporting people with learning disabilities, physical and sensory disabilities and mental health problems totalled £46.6 million in 1998–99. Other expenditure related to people with disabilities is incurred in other programmes and by the Department as an employer but this is a normal and integral aspect of business which is not separately identified. For this reason the full proportion of departmental spending on people with disabilities cannot be identified.