asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if, further to the reply to the hon. Member for Aberdeen, South (Mr. Sproat) on 18th February, he will give the total expenditure on personal social services by central Government and local authorities in each of the last 10 years, and a table showing the total cost of administration of his Department, and supporting services provided by other Government Departments, in each of the last 10 years.
The personal social services were formed with effect from 1st April 1971. Expenditure by central Government and local authorities in England on the personal social services from the financial year 1971–72 onwards was as follows:
| Central Government (Note 1) £million | Local Authorities (Note 2) £ million | |
| 1971–72 | 7 | 244 |
| 1972–73 | 7 | 307 |
| 1973–74 | 5 | 395 |
| 1974–75 | 3 | 576 |
| 1975–76 (provisiona1) | 4 | 775 |
Notes:
The total administration costs of running the Department and the social security scheme, including superannuation and supporting services provided by other Government Departments, in the same years, are estimated to be as follows:
£
| |
| 1971–72 | 270 |
| 1972–73 | 275 |
| 1973–74 | 325 |
| 1974–75 | 425 |
| 1975–76 | 585 |