§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Prime Minister what is the estimated cost in the current financial year of the Cabinet Office; and what were the actual costs in each financial year since 31 March 1979.
§ The Prime MinisterThe information is:
Cabinet Office Financial Year Cost (£'000) 1979–80 8,915 1980–81 9,551 1981–82 10,432 1982–83 11,653 The figure for 1981–82 does not include one major item of non-recurring capital expenditure: the purchase of the mainframe for a new computer for the Central Statistical Office.