HC Deb 20 March 2003 vol 401 c922W
Mr. Laws

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his estimate is of the percentage share of his Department's total spending accounted for by(a) pensions, (b) disability related benefits, (c) unemployment benefits, (d) child benefits and e ) housing benefits in each year from 1982–83 to 2002–03, estimated. [96815]

Mr. McCartney

The information is in the following table: