§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the cost to the taxpayer for the services of Ordnance Survey in the last financial year; and how this compares with the alternative method of using private surveyors experienced in other countries.
§ Mr. HeseltineIn 1979–80 the gross cost of the Ordnance Survey was £25,665,298; receipts from the sale of services etc. were £14,552,225. Information is not available to the Department about the costs of using private surveyors in other countries.
§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the Government Departments which have utilised the services of Ordnance Survey in the last four years.
§ Mr. HeseltineThe following Government Departments have utilised Ordnance Survey special services in the four financial years ending 31 March 1980:
- Boundary Commission for England
- Boundary Commission for Wales
- British Museum
- Cabinet Office
- Central Office of Information
- Countryside Commission
- Crown Estate Office
- Customs and Excise
- Department of the Environment
- Department of Health and Social Security
- Department of the Registers of Scotland
- Department of Transport
- General Register Office, Scotland
- HM Land Registry
- HM Stationery Office
- Home Office
- Inland Revenue
- Local Government Boundary Commission for England
- Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales
- Lord Chancellor's Department
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
- Ministry of Defence
- Northern Ireland Office
- Office of Population Censuses and Surveys
- Overseas Development Administration
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- Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England)
- Scottish Office
More generally, Ordnance Survey maps are available for use by all Government Departments.