§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what the level of expenditure on Winter Fuel Payments has been in each year since their introduction; and what the projected level of expenditure is in each year to the end of the public expenditure planning horizon. [155158]
§ Mr. RookerThe information for expenditure to date is in the table.
Winter Fuel Payment Expenditure 1997–98 £200 million 1998–99 £200 million 1999–2000 £900 million 2000–01 £1.7 billion