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24.
Mr. Macdonald
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his latest estimate of the proportion of public spending accounted for by unemployment benefit.
Mr. Portillo
In 1992–93, unemployment benefit accounted for 0·7 per cent. of general Government expenditure, excluding privatisation proceeds.