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Mr. Ralph Howell
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a table showing expenditure on family income supplement, at current and at 1978 prices, in each year since it was introduced, and including estimated expenditure for 1978–79.
Mr. Orme
The information is as follows:
| Outturn at current prices £ million | Outturn at 1978 prices £ million | ||
| 1971–72 | … | 3·7 | 9·1 |
| 1972–73 | … | 9·8 | 22·6 |
| 1973–74 | … | 12·6 | 26·6 |
| 1974–75 | … | 11·8 | 21·3 |
| 1975–76 | … | 11·9 | 17·0 |
| 1976–77 | … | 17·6 | 21·9 |
| 1977–78 | … | 25·3 | 27'3 |
| 1978–79 (estimated) | … | 26·0 | 26·0 |