HC Deb 04 July 1969 vol 786 c151W
Mr. Awdry

asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what part of his total Departmental expenses during the financial year 1968–69 was spent on helping to construct, to run or to maintain Government research establishments, showing the total expenditure on each establishment separately.

Mr. John Silkin

About £19 million at more than 170 establishments. My Ministry's accounts were not kept in a way which recorded all types of expenditure against every establishment. To produce an estimate of expenditure at each establishment would entail excessive labour.