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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Dudley Fishburn (Conservative). It was answered by Lord Lilley (Conservative) on Monday, 5 July 1993 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.


Dept of Social Security

Question
What % of central Govt spending will go in social security payments this year; & what the figure was in 1979. - Expenditure on social security payments accounts for more than 30% of total Govt expenditure. In 1978-79 proportion was just 24%.

Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
228 c4 
Session
1992-93
Oral question type
Lead
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Age Equality Finance Expenditure Social security State retirement pensions Retirement
Contains statistics
Yes