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Mr. Monro
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if contracts are being placed for a modified babies milk; and, if so, whether the milk powder be subsidised.
| EXPENDITURE ON ALL SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS: A—PER REGION, B—PER CAPITA/REGION | ||||||||
| Financial years ended 31st March | ||||||||
| 1970–71 | 1971–72 | 1972–73 | 1973–74 | |||||
| Regions | A | B | A | B | A | B | A | B |
| £ million | £ | £ million | £ | £ million | £ | £ million | £ | |
| Great Britain | 3,634 | 67·06 | 4,223 | 78·16 | 4,789 | 88·28 | 5,277 | 97·03 |
| Scotland | 371 | 71·30 | 439 | 84·09 | 479 | 91·91 | 530 | 101·69 |
| Wales | 218 | 79·76 | 247 | 90·51 | 273 | 99·82 | 315 | 114·69 |
| England: | ||||||||
| North | 251 | 74·63 | 288 | 87·27 | 330 | 100·24 | 356 | 108·16 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | 338 | 70·23 | 390 | 81·13 | 445 | 92·31 | 489 | 101·20 |
| East Midland | 211 | 62·68 | 247 | 72·73 | 287 | 84·11 | 315 | 91·46 |
| East Anglia | 102 | 60·80 | 123 | 73·36 | 139 | 81·19 | 154 | 88·59 |
| South-East | 1,090 | 63·96 | 1,252 | 72·56 | 1,418 | 81·86 | 1,560 | 90·09 |
| South-West | 258 | 68·55 | 301 | 79·43 | 345 | 89·96 | 392 | 101·16 |
| West Midland | 309 | 59·65 | 366 | 71·48 | 417 | 80·87 | 452 | 87·52 |
| North-West | 487 | 71·73 | 570 | 84·59 | 656 | 97·16 | 713 | 105·52 |
Mr. D. E. Thomas
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total expenditure on unemployment benefit in (a) Great Britain (b) Scotland (c) Wales and (d) the English regions in
Mr. Meacher
I would refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Dunbartonshire East (Mrs. Bain) on 3rd February.—[Vol. 904, c. 524–6.]