HL Deb 14 July 1981 vol 422 c1227WA
Lord Wakefield of Kendal

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the cost to the taxpayer of the operation of the Charity Commissioners in 1965, 1970, 1975 and annually to the latest available date respectively and the number of their employees in each of those years.

Lord Belstead

The available information is set out in the table below:—

Financial year ending 31st March Cost of salaries, wages and general administrative expenses Staff in post at end of financial year
1966 £370,246 290
1971 £636,221 311
1976 £1,467,181 342
1977 £1,530,703 334
1978 £1,629,656 336
1979 £1,746,140 333
1980 £2,084,218 330