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Mr. Meacher
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will update his answer of 2 April 1990, Official Report, columns 490–91, regarding expenditure by his Department, to include 1991–92.
Miss Widdecombe
Department of Social Security spending, in cash and real terms and as a percentage of central Government spending, is given in the table.
| Year | Expenditure (cash) £ million | Expenditure (1991–92 prices) £ million | Central Government spending(cash) £ million | Percentage of Central Government spending per cent |
| 1979–80 | 19,416 | 45,143 | 77,600 | 25.0 |
| 1983–84 | 35,159 | 56,205 | 120,400 | 29.2 |
| 1987–88 | 48,771 | 64,613 | 142,610 | 34.2 |
| 1989–90 | 52,182 | 60,572 | 162,764 | 32.1 |
| 1991–92 | 65,116 | 65,116 | 205,000 | 31.8 |
Notes:
1. 1991–92 figures are estimated outturn.
2. Figures for 1979–80 and 1983–84 are based on the old planning total; those for 1987–88 onwards are based on the new planning total.
3. The percentage of central Government spending for 1991–92 is reduced largely as a result of the transfer of rent rebate expenditure in England and Wales to the Department of the Environment and Welsh Office programmes.