§ Mr. Hayhoeasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the latest annual rate of expenditure of his Department, broken down by divisions; and how these figures compare with those for the financial year 1973–74.
§ Mr. BoothThe following table shows the forecast expenditure for the current financial year and actual expenditure during the financial year 1973–74. In the financial year 1973–74 the Manpower Services Commission and the Health and 503W Safety Commission had not been set up, and the expenditure figures shown against them for that year relate to the services for which they now have responsibility. The current financial year figures for the
Service Estimated Expenditure Current Year Actual Expenditure Financial Year 1973–74 £ £ Manpower Services Commission … 257,613,000 85,868,320 Other employment services … 465,000 8,221,636 Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service … 3,226,000 — Other industrial relations services … 2,270,000 1,912,764 Labour market services … 6,696,000 3,100,896 Health and Safety Commission … 27,972,000 5,734,953 Services for seriously disabled people … 15,742,000 11,191,731 Central agency and miscellaneous services … 21,541,000 16,944,678 International relations … 1,438,000 1,301,500 Royal Commission on Distribution of Income and Wealth … 400,000 — Pay Board … — 1,346,631 Total … 337,363,000 135,623,109