§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what percentage share of total departmental spending was accounted for by non-departmental public bodies in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. GoodladThe percentage share of total Foreign and Commonwealth Office expenditure on non-departmental public bodies since 1979 is as follows:
Year Per cent. 1979–80 7.73 1980–81 6.71 1981–82 6.65 1982–83 6.87 1983–84 6.85 1984–85 7.04 1985–86 7.26 1986–87 7.42 1987–88 7.38 1988–89 6.93 1989–90 7.59 1990–91 7.76 1991–92 6.31