§ Mr. SwayneTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the cost of funding his private offices and those of his ministers in each year since 1992. [74979]
§ Mr. Dewar[holding answer 11 March 1999]: The table shows costs since 1992. The amounts include staff costs of private offices and non-pay expenditure covering travel and subsistence, office services and general administration costs for both Ministers and the staff of their offices.
Year £ 1992–93 1,200,160 1993–94 1,454,569 1994–95 11,374,555 1995–96 1,628,424 1996–97 1,733,885 1997–98 1,953,219 1998–99 (estimate) 2,027,610 1 Estimated figure