§ Q50. Mr. DalyellTo ask the Prime Minister how many civil servants were employed in, and what was the cost of, No. 10 Downing street in October 1979, October 1983 and October 1987.
§ The Prime MinisterSixty-three civil servants were employed in No. 10 Downing street at each of these dates1.
The cost of No. 10 Downing street in these years is2
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£3 1979–80 1,409,101 1983–84 3,026,042 41987–88 4,971,255 1 These figures do not include posts which appear on the complement of other Departments. 2 Salaries and wages, notional pension liability and administration costs and the grant-in-aid to the Chequers Trust are included. The costs of office services attributed to 10 Downing street are included for 1987–88. My salary as Prime Minister is excluded. 3 These costs are not on a consistent basis. I therefore refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Newham, North-West (Mr. Banks) on 23 February, at colums 53–54 for an explanation of the changes in the calculation of the costs of No. 10 since 1979. 4 Estimate.