Allowances (Hansard, 18 April 1995)

Mr. Shaw
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if she will list the total amount paid by her central Department and each agency for which she is responsible in subsistence allowances for travel(a) within the United Kingdom and (b) outside the United Kingdom in each of the last three years. [19551]

§ Mr. Boswell
The subsistence costs in respect of UK travel for the Department and Teachers Pension Agency are as follows. The Department does not keep separate figures of the subsistence costs incurred in foreign travel. No foreign travel and subsistence costs have been incurred by the TPA.

Net running costs (in thousands) of all non-departmental public bodies sponsored by DFE

1987–88 outturn 1988–89 outturn 1989–90 outturn 1990–91 outturn 1991–92 outturn 1992–93 outturn 1993–94 outturn 1994–95 estimated outturn 1995–96 forecast

Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges (CBEVE) 1 1,760 1,813 2,184 3,021 3,498 3,848 4,052 4,194 3,867

Centre for Information on Language Teaching and research (CILT) — 398 435 501 576 670 937 816 964 930

Education Assets Board (EAB) 2 — — 1,420 551 537 839 764 858 986

Funding Agency for Schools (FAS) 3 — — — — — — — 10,927 11,500

Further Education Funding Council for England (FEFCE) 4 — — — — — 4,300 18,800 23,800 24,200

Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) 5 — — — — — 500 10,355 11,775 12,025

League for Exchange of Commonwealth Teachers (LECT) — 440 497 507 524 585 668 636 617 569

National Council of Educational Technology (NCET) 6 — 1,152 2,072 2,387 2,960 3,003 3,334 3,336 3,157

50W

DFE £ Teachers pension agency £

1992–93¹ 290,847 34,642

1993–94 207,189 56,550

1994–95 216,936 44,375

¹ Figures exclude T and S provision for HM inspectorate, now Ofsted.

Mr. Shaw
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if she will list for each agency and the central Department for which she is responsible(a) the total amount of removal costs and associated expenses reimbursed to officials who were required to relocate as part of their employment, (b) the amount of each of the highest three claims that were concluded and settled and (c) the average amount of each claim in each of the last three years. [19663]

§ Mr. Boswell
No removal costs were incurred by the Teachers Pension Agency. The information requested in respect of the Department is as follows:

1992–93 £ 1993–94 £ 1994–95 £

Total 60,457 62,650 19,785

Highest claim 10,163 10,281 11,250

The average costs were: 5,496 5,695 9,892

Net running costs (in thousands) of all non-departmental public bodies sponsored by DFE
		1987–88 outturn	1988–89 outturn	1989–90 outturn	1990–91 outturn	1991–92 outturn	1992–93 outturn	1993–94 outturn	1994–95 estimated outturn	1995–96 forecast
Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges (CBEVE)	1	1,760	1,813	2,184	3,021	3,498	3,848	4,052	4,194	3,867
Centre for Information on Language Teaching and research (CILT)	—	398	435	501	576	670	937	816	964	930
Education Assets Board (EAB)	2	—	—	1,420	551	537	839	764	858	986
Funding Agency for Schools (FAS)	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10,927	11,500
Further Education Funding Council for England (FEFCE)	4	—	—	—	—	—	4,300	18,800	23,800	24,200
Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)	5	—	—	—	—	—	500	10,355	11,775	12,025
League for Exchange of Commonwealth Teachers (LECT)	—	440	497	507	524	585	668	636	617	569
National Council of Educational Technology (NCET)	6	—	1,152	2,072	2,387	2,960	3,003	3,334	3,336	3,157

	DFE £	Teachers pension agency £
1992–93¹	290,847	34,642
1993–94	207,189	56,550
1994–95	216,936	44,375
¹ Figures exclude T and S provision for HM inspectorate, now Ofsted.

	1992–93 £	1993–94 £	1994–95 £
Total	60,457	62,650	19,785
Highest claim	10,163	10,281	11,250
The average costs were:	5,496	5,695	9,892