§ Mr. BerryTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what amounts in her Department's budget for 1998–99 can be attributed to spending on disabled people; and what proportion this represents of total departmental spending.[71280]
§ Mr. Paul MurphyInformation in the form requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, an estimated £42.2 million has been identified as spending on specific measures to assist the disabled in 1998–99.