§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the cost of his Department in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe total costs of the Department were:
£ million 1970–71 83.2 1971–72 87.2 1972–73 142.8 1973–74 135.6 1974–75 164.4 1975–76 343.1 1976–77 621.7 1977–78 857.1 1978–79 866.7 *1979–80 982.1 * provisional Notes:
1. The figures include, from 1974–75 onwards, the costs of the Manpower Services Commission, the Health and Safely Commission and the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service.
2. Selective employment payments have not been included for 1970–71 to 1973–74 although they were dispensed by the Department.
3. Later years include the cost of various special employment measures.