HC Deb 17 May 1984 vol 60 c209W
20. Mr. Thurnham

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has any plans to make further savings to reduce the projected total running costs of his Department in 1984 to 1985.

Mr. Brittan

Keeping running costs to the minimum needed to carry out its functions is a continuing objective of my Department. Plans for tightening control over Home Office running costs were included in last year's White Paper on financial management in Government Departments (Cmnd. 9058).