§ Mr. Spearingasked the Minister for the Civil Service what, for the latest convenient year, was the expenditure by his Department in respect of (a) travel by warrant and (b) repayment for travel and subsistence allowances, with comparable figures 10 years previously.
§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisThe expenditure by the Civil Service Department in 1975–76 in respect of (a) travel by warrant was £168,560 and (b) repayment for travel and subsistence allowances was £901,245. These figures include the payment of expenses to candidates in recruitment competitions run by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service Department was established on 1st November 1968, and expenditure from 1969–70, the first full year of the Department, onwards is as follows:
£ 1969–70 259,451 1970–71 304,239 1971–72 354,286 1972–73 442,957 1973–74 458,955 1974–75 693,382 Separate figures for travel by warrant and repayment for travel and subsistence are not readily available for these years, which are not directly comparable to 1975–76 due to changes in the structure of the Department.