§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Prime Minister what is the latest cost figure for maintaining her Private Office since May 1979.
§ The Prime MinisterThe information is as follows from and including the financial year 1979–80.
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Total annual cost at outturn prices* £ 1979–80 1,299,601 1980–81 1,614,824 1981–82† 2,303,301 1982–83 2,554,752 1983–84 2,885,042 1984–85‡ 2,382,515 * Includes salaries and wages, pension liability and administration costs, but excludes any allowance for accommodation until 1983–84 when the property repayment scheme was introduced. † The significant increase in the level of spending between 1980–81 and 1981–82 reflects the change in basis of charging by MOD for aircraft used by the Prime Minister, and also the introduction of repayment for the service staff at Chequers, previously provided as an allied service. ‡To end of December 1984.