HC Deb 11 April 2000 vol 348 c143W
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people over the age of 65 were primary carers in the Crosby constituency in each of the years from 1994 to 1997. [118681]

Angela Eagle

The information requested is not available.

£ million
1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02
Winter Fuel Payment (a) 200 200 760 1,380 1,210
MIG (b) — — 410 700 1,090
Total (c = a+b) 200 200 1,170 2,080 2,300
RP earnings-uprated since April 1998 (d) — 130 610 1,580 1,860
Extra spending (c-d) 200 70 560 500 440
Cumulative extra spending 200 270 830 1,330 1,770

Notes:

  1. 1. Rounded to the nearest £10 million.
  2. 2. Costs are in 1999–2000 terms.
  3. 3. Some figures do not appear to sum. This is due to rounding.