Mr. Pawseyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much the office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration has cost in each of the past five years; how many staff are now employed by him compared with five years ago; and if he will estimate the costs and staff numbers for each of the next five years.
§ Mr. MooreThe information requested is as follows:
Costs £000's 1978–79 685.6 1979–80 796.2 1980–81 1,020.9 1981–82 1,139.6 1982–83 1,199.2 1983–84 1,684.0 Notes:
(i) Entries for years 1978–79 to 1982–83 are outturn figures.
(ii) The entry for 1983–84 is the current cash limit provision and for the first time includes provision for expenditure on accommodation retailed services provided by the Property Services Agency.
Staff Number 1 April 1979 91 1 April 1983 90 Both costs and staff figures relate to the combined Offices of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and Health Service Commissioners.
Future Years
The estimated costs and staff numbers in future years 265W cannot be forecast with any accuracy since these will depend upon the caseload and the speed at which cases are to be dealt with.
On the assumption that combined caseload remains roughly constant, staff numbers should do likewise.