§ Mr. Proctorasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the total cost of administration of the Treasury expressed in constant prices in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe total cost of administration of the Treasury expressed in 1982–83 prices was £67.3 million in 1981–82 and £67.4 million in 1982–83. This information374W is taken from the last annual scrutiny of departmental running costs. Comparable figures for earlier years are not available because of machinery of Government changes.