§ Mr. Anthony Grantasked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the cost of the coastguard organisation for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisExpenditure on Her Majesty's Coastguard for each of the last five years in thousands of pounds, was as follows (the 1975–76 figures are provisional):
1971–72 … … … … £1,495 1972–73 … … … … £1,771 1973–74 … … … … £2,261 1974–75 … … … … £3,170 1975–76 … … … … £4,633 Coastguard accommodation and buildings costing individually less than £50,000 are not included in these figures because expenditure on such works and on maintenance of buildings cannot be obtained without excessive staff effort.