§ Mr. Proctorasked the Secretary of State for Energy what has been the total cost of adminstration of his Department expressed in constant prices in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe gross figures are:
Year £ (1983–84) prices 1979–80 33.1 1980–81 31.7 1981–82 29.5 1982–83 27.8 1983–84 26.6 The figures in the table show that my Department reduced its gross running costs by around 20 per cent. in real terms over the five years.