HC Deb 12 July 1977 vol 935 c82W
21. Mr. Dalyell

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the cost of his Department in Scotland, and in England and Wales, respectively.

Mr. John Grant

In the 1976–77 financial year expenditure by my Department, excluding payment of regional employment premium, is provisionally estimated to have been £61 million in Scotland and £560 million in England and Wales. The comparable figures for regional employment premium are estimated to have been £79 million in Scotland and £136 million in England and Wales.

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