§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what was the crisis loan expenditure on living expenses (alignment) in each year since 1996; and what such expenditure was expressed as a proportion of crisis loan expenditure. [51043]
§ Malcolm Wicks[pursuant to the reply, 18 April 2002, c. 1119W]: The information is in the table.
Social Fund Crisis Loan expenditure—alignment payments Year Total crisis loan expenditure£ Alignment payment expenditure£ Alignment payments as a percentage of crisis loan expenditure 1996–97 52 14 27 1997–98 54 17 32 1998–99 59 20 33 1999–2000 62 23 37 2000–01 65 24 38 Notes:
- 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest £ million.
- 2. Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number.
Source:
Annual Reports by the Secretary of State on the Social Fund 1996–97 to 2000–01.