§ Mr. Warrenasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the cost of the operations of the Property Services Agency over each of the last four financial years and the budgeted cost in the year 1976–77; and what are the numbers of staff employed or to be employed by the agency in each of these years.
§ Mr. FreesonThe net expenditure on accommodation services (works, rents, maintenance, running costs, furnishings and departmental administration) falling on the Agency's Votes is as follows:
£ million 1972–73 356 1973–74 431 1974–75 574 1975–76 (latest forecast outturn) 740 1976–77 (Supply Estimates) 776 Notes:—(1) The figures are in actual prices for the years concerned. Thus the rise over the period is largely due to inflation. (2) Figures are for total net expenditure falling on the Agency's Votes, which includes some expenditure attributed to other Departments' public expenditure programmes. (3) The expenditure in 1972–73 includes the period before the Agency was created. Total staff numbers (industrial and non-industrial) at: 1.10.1972 47,070 1.4.1973 46,878 1.4.1974 44,266 1.4.1975 43,852 1.4.1976 44,437