HC Deb 02 March 1982 vol 19 cc112-3W
Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the estimated costs of pay, accommodation, and other similar services for each central Government Department in 1981–82.

Mr. Hayhoe

The following table shows provision for current expenditure in 1981–82—together with certain notional costs—for each Department:

Department Wages and Salaries Personnel Overheads Accommodation Costs Office Services Agency Services Total Provision
£m Per cent of total costs £m Per cent of total costs £m Per cent of total costs £m Per cent of total costs £m Per cent of total costs £m
Defence 5,352.4 74.3 506.3 7.0 1,152.4 16.0 171.6 2.4 18.8 0.3 7,201.5
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 177.8 60.4 23.8 8.1 57.1 19.4 27.8 9.4 8.1 2.7 294.6
Overseas Development Administration 24.6 58.6 2.8 6.7 6.0 14.2 2.5 6.0 61 14.6 42.1
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 131.2 58.7 15.1 6.8 26.7 11.9 11.1 5.0 39.4 17.7 223.5
Industry 87.7 62.2 4.9 3.5 21.2 15.1 15.0 10.6 12.3 8.7 141.1
Energy 15.1 50.9 1.5 5.2 3.8 12.8 2.1 7.2 7.1 24.0 29.8
Trade 73.2 45.9 4.7 2.9 35.7 22.3 17.6 11.0 28.4 17.8 159.6
Employment 226.1 76.2 6.5 2.2 34.0 11.5 17.5 5.9 12.6 4.3 296.8
Manpower Services Commission 194.8 62.5 13.6 4.4 60.1 19.3 33.3 10.7 9.7 3.1 311.5
Transport 116.4 59.3 6.7 3.4 23.9 12.2 20.7 10.6 28.6 14.6 196.3
Environment 106.9 65.8 6.4 3.9 23.2 14.3 18.0 11.1 8.1 5.0 162.5
Property Services Agency 303.4 69.3 16.0 3.7 35.0 8.0 12.6 2.9 71.2 16.2 438.1
Home Office 443.8 71.5 19.6 3.1 135.6 21.8 17.8 2.9 4.3 0.7 621.0
Lord Chancellor's Department 89.0 61.4 5.9 4.1 28.5 19.7 12.5 8.6 9.0 6.2 144.9
Education and Science 41.0 65.5 2.7 4.3 12.3 19.7 5.7 9.2 0.9 1.4 62.6
Health and Social Security 774.9 59.4 24.2 1.9 113.2 8.7 113.8 8.7 277.6 21.3 1,303.7
Treasury 13.7 67.1 0.4 1.9 3.2 15.7 1.6 7.9 1.5 7.5 20.5
Customs and Excise 256.0 75.5 17.9 5.3 38.2 11.3 19.7 5.8 7.2 2.1 339.1
Inland Revenue 605.6 74.7 19.5 2.4 111.5 13.8 64.8 8.0 8.9 1.1 810.4
National Savings 64.6 40.5 1.0 0.6 8.7 5.4 19.3 12.1 65.9 41.3 159.5
Civil Service Department 35.2 56.9 3.7 5.9 9.0 14.6 8.5 13.8 5.5 8.8 61.9
Paymaster General's Office 6.5 55.2 0.1 0.8 1.0 8.5 2.7 22.6 1.5 12.9 11 8
Scottish Office 109.1 70.3 6.2 4.0 22.8 14.7 10.0 6.4 7.1 4.6 155.2
Welsh Office 22.4 48.5 1.5 3.2 3.3 7.1 3.7 7.9 15.4 33.4 46.3
Northern Ireland Departments and Services 202.0 72.0 11.3 4.0 37.6 13.4 15.3 5.5 14.5 5.2 280.7
Total Main Departments 9,473.6 70.1 722.2 5.3 2,004.1 14.8 645.2 4.8 669.6 5.0 13,514.8
Other Departments 242.9 62.4 17.8 4.6 48.5 12.5 29.7 7.6 50.0 12.9 389.0
Total 9,716.5 69.9 740.0 5.3 2,052.7 14.8 674.9 4.9 719.7 5.2 13,903.8

NB. In some instances where rounded figures give distorted results, percentages have been based on actual figures. Calculations and totals are based on actual, not rounded, figures.

Notes

Wages and Salaries=Wages. salaries, overtime payments, employers' National Insurance contributions, and notional cost of accruing liability for pensions of serving staff;

Personnel Overheads=Travel, subsistence, entertainment, removals, catering subsidies, protective clothing and external training:

Accommodation costs=Rates, heating, lighting, utilities, furniture and fittings, and notional market rental values for Crown and leased property;

Office Services=Postage, printing and publications, telecommunications, publicity and advertising, and administrative computers;

Agency Costs =Services provided by the Post Office and other agencies.

The coverage of the table above differs from the table relating to costs in 1980–81 which was published as an annex to Cmnd. 8293. The 1981–82 costs include current expendiure for the Armed Forces and Northern Ireland departments.

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