§ Mr. Thurnhamasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the latest estimates for the current year, and projections for the next three years, of the running costs of each Government Department, with as precise a separation as is practicable of civilian and military expenses in the Ministry of Defence.
§ Mr. Peter Rees[pursuant to his reply, 29 March 1984, c. 250]: Estimates provision for 1983–84 and 1984–85 for departmental running costs is set out in the following tables. Projections on this basis for later years are not available. Estimates provision for pay of civil servants in the Ministry of Defence is £1,562 million in 1983–84 and £1,598 million in 1984–85. Separate figures for military and civilian expenditure on personnel overheads, accomodation, office services and other services are not available.
The coverage of the figures in the tables is different from that published in Hansard, Vol. 19, columns 112 14, Vol. 47, columns 76–78, and Vol. 56, columns 55–58. First, the pay costs do not include the notional accrued liability for pensions because this is not voted expenditure and does not need to be provided for in estimates. Inclusion of this notional expenditure would increase total running costs by about £1.5 billion. Secondly, expenditure for the V&A and Science museums, the Directorate of Ancient Monuments and Historic Buildings and the royal botanic gardens at Kew is not included, as these bodies were accorded trustee status on 1 April 1984. Thirdly, figures for the Northern Ireland Civil Service for 1984–85 are not yet available. There have also been adjustments to some Departments' figures because of machinery of government changes.
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Gross running costs—1983–84 estimates provision Wages and salaries Personnel overheads Accommodation costs Office services Other services Total running costs Percentage of total running costs Percentage of total running costs Percentage of total running costs Percentage of total running costs Percentage of total running costs £ million £ million £ million £ million £ million £ million Ministry of Defence (including Aimed Forces) 4,986.4 65.5 588.0 7.7 1,723.4 22.6 232.6 3.1 86.2 1.1 7,616.6 Foreign and Commonwealth Office 170.9 53.0 29.3 9.1 78.2 24.3 28.2 8.7 15.7 4.9 322.2 Overseas Development Administration 20.0 52.2 2.1 5.5 7.5 19.4 3.9 10.2 4.9 12.7 38.4 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 114.4 62.1 13.3 7.2 41.8 22.7 12.9 7.0 1.8 1.0 184.1 Department of Energy 13.8 51.9 1.4 5.2 6.2 23.2 3.6 13.6 1.6 6.1 26.6 Department of Trade and Industry 128.1 58.6 7.8 3.6 45.3 20.7 29.5 13.5 7.9 3.6 218.6 Department of Employment 210.4 68.8 8.4 2.8 55.6 18.2 26.3 8.6 5.2 1.7 306.0 Manpower Services Commission 212.6 63.4 12.4 3.7 63.3 18.9 41.6 12.4 5.5 1.6 335.3 Department of Transport 114.6 48.8 8.6 3.7 33.0 14.0 28.8 12.2 50.0 21.3 235.0 Department of the Environment 79.1 55.5 5.6 3.9 34.5 24.2 16.3 11.4 7.0 4.9 142.5 Property Services Agency 275.4 63.1 14.3 3.3 35.5 8.1 16.7 3.8 94.6 21.7 436.5 Home Office 439.0 76.2 27.8 4.8 70.3 12.2 20.3 3.5 18.8 3.3 576.1 Lord Chancellor's Department 91.2 58.2 6.8 4.3 39.2 25.0 16.4 10.5 3.2 2.0 156.7 Department of Education and Science 27.8 60.2 3.0 6.4 10.3 22.3 4.5 9.7 0.6 1.3 46.2 Department of Health and Social Security 669.0 51.9 25.7 2.0 144.2 11.2 127.3 9.9 322.9 25.0 1,289.2 Her Majesty's Treasury 40.9 66.1 1.9 3.0 9.6 15.6 5.7 9.2 3.7 6.0 61.8 Customs and Excise 234.7 71.2 19.4 5.9 46.4 14.1 24.6 7.5 4.6 1.4 329.7 Inland Revenue 545.8 69.8 21.2 2.7 130.1 16.6 67.9 8.7 16.8 2.1 781.8 Department of National Savings 51.9 36.3 1.1 0.8 10.2 7.1 25.9 18.1 53.9 37.7 143.0 Cabinet Office 20.3 45.1 2.7 6.1 11.6 25.8 7.0 15.7 3.3 7.3 44.9 Paymaster General's Office 5.8 50.8 0.1 1.1 1.2 10.6 2.5 21.7 1.8 15.9 11.4 Scottish Office 103.8 71.8 6.6 4.6 21.3 14.7 9.8 6.8 3.0 2.1 144.5 Welsh Office 20.1 63.4 1.9 6.0 5.8 18.2 3.7 11.6 0.3 0.8 31.7 Northern Ireland Departments and Northern Ireland Office 279.8 76.6 17.1 4.7 27.0 7.4 18.0 5.0 23.7 6.5 365.4 Total Main Departments 8,855.8 64.0 826.5 6.0 2,651.5 19.1 774.0 5.6 737.0 5.3 13,844.8 Total Other Departments 233.6 66.4 18.0 5.3 52.8 15.7 28.2 8.4 14.0 4.2 336.5 Total All Departments 9,079.4 64.0 844.5 6.0 2,704.3 19.1 802.2 5.7 751.0 5.3 14,181.3
Gross running costs—1984–85 estimates provision Wages and salaries Personnel overheads Accommodation costs Office services Other services Total running costs Percentage of total running costs Percentage of total running costs Percentage of total running costs Percentage of total running costs Percentage of total running costs £ million £ million £ million £ million £ million £ million Ministry of Defence (including Armed Forces) 5,188.2 64.6 647.9 8.1 1,841.2 22.9 251.2 3.1 102.9 1.3 8,031.4 Foreign and Commonwealth Office 185.2 52.6 30.2 8.6 93.8 26.7 31.2 8.9 11.4 3.3 351.9 Overseas Development Administration 18.7 46.2 2.2 5.5 7.6 18.8 3.0 7.5 8.8 21.9 40.4 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 115.3 62.0 14.5 7.8 41.6 22.3 12.9 6.9 1.8 1.0 186.2 Department of Energy 13.9 52.9 1.3 5.1 6.5 24.8 3.2 12.3 1.3 4.9 26.4 Department of Trade and Industry 132.3 55.9 8.0 3.4 55.5 23.5 32.0 13.5 8.7 3.7 236.6 Department of Employment 204.5 68.0 9.1 3.0 54.6 18.2 26.4 8.8 6.2 2.1 300.7 Manpower Services Commission 213.6 65.0 11.5 3.5 59.3 18.0 37.2 11.3 7.1 2.2 328.7 Department of Transport 126.8 48.9 10.1 3.9 35.1 13.5 32.1 12.4 55.5 21.4 259.5 Department of the Environment 73.0 55.1 5.0 3.8 32.2 24.3 17.0 12.9 5.2 3.9 132.4 Property Services Agency 282.6 58.9 18.2 3.8 38.7 8.1 19.0 4.0 121.2 25.3 479.6 Home Office 488.2 76.0 29.4 4.6 75.0 11.7 26.8 4.2 23.2 3.6 642.6 Lord Chancellor's Department 95.8 56.2 7.2 4.2 45.6 26.7 18.5 10.8 3.4 2.0 170.4 Department of Education and Science 29.1 60.0 3.4 6.9 9.5 19.5 5.7 11.6 1.0 2.0 48.5 Department of Health and Social Security 694.0 52.9 29.9 2.3 150.8 11.5 132.1 10.1 304.5 23.2 1,311.3 Her Majesty's Treasury 39.0 60.8 2.3 3.6 10.9 17.0 5.9 9.2 6.0 9.3 64.1 Customs and Excise 241.7 71.5 19.6 5.8 47.4 14.0 24.9 7.4 4.3 1.3 337.8 Inland Revenue 569.8 69.5 24.3 3.0 134.3 16.4 71.9 8.8 19.8 2.4 820.0 Department of National Savings 52.7 35.6 1.2 0.8 10.1 6.8 25.9 17.5 58.2 39.3 148.1 Cabinet Office 20.5 37.4 3.2 5.8 12.7 23.2 8.8 16.2 9.5 17.4 54.8 Paymaster General's Office 6.1 50.9 0.1 1.1 1.2 10.4 2.4 20.3 2.1 17.3 12.0 Scottish Office 110.6 72.5 6.9 4.5 21.9 14.4 9.8 6.4 3.3 2.2 152.5 Welsh Office 21.3 65.2 1.8 5.7 5.5 16.7 3.7 11.5 0.3 0.9 32.6 Northern Ireland Offices and Northern Ireland Court Service 84.1 77.0 4.8 4.4 10.8 9.9 3.8 3.5 5.6 5.1 109.2 Total Main Departments 9,007.0 63.1 892.1 6.2 2,801.8 19.6 805.4 5.6 771.3 5.4 14,277.7 Total Other Departments 240.4 65.2 20.1 5.5 59.5 16.1 32.4 8.8 16.4 4.4 368.7 Total All Departments 9,247.4 63.1 912.2 6.2 2,861.3 19.5 837.8 5.7 787.7 5.4 14,646.4 Notes:
Calculations and totals are based on actual, not rounded, figures.
Wages and Salaries=Wages, salaries, overtime payments, employers' National Insurance contributions;
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, administrative computers;
Other services=Services provided by the Post Office and other agencies.
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