§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the total cost of staffing and maintenance of Ministers' offices in his Department for each year since 1979–80.
§ Sir George Young[pursuant to his reply, 28 March 19851: The estimated total cost (at 1984–85 prices) of staffing Ministers' offices in the Department of the Environment for each year since 1979–80 is as follows:
£ million 1979–80 0.858 1980–81 0.880 1981–82 0.831 1982–83 0.771 1983–84 0.817 1984–85 0.879