§ Mr. Bob Dunnasked the Prime Minister if she will publish in the Official Report the cost to the taxpayer of maintaining the establishments of the Departments of Industry and the Civil Service for each year since the Departments were created.
§ The Prime MinisterThe departmental running costs of the Civil Service Department, including pay, general administrative expenses and accommodation, are estimated at £57.5 million in 1980–81 and £45.9 million in 1979–80. Corresponding figures for the Department of Industry are £1254 million in 1980–81 and £98.6 million in 1979–80.
I regret that information on a comparable basis for earlier years is not readily available.