HC Deb 23 January 1984 vol 52 cc397-8W
Mr. Malins

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the budget for the Home Office was in the years 1981 and 1982; and what proportion of that was spent on public information and education programmes.

Mr. Brittan

The information requested is contained in the Supply Estimates and is available only for financial years.

1980–81

£000

 1981–82

£000
(1) Total provision in Home Office Supply Estimates for class IX votes 6–11 1,714,105 1,943,391
(2) of which provision for Home Office central administration and for services provided directly by the Home Office 547,119 604,069

1980–81

£000

 1981–82

£000
(3) of which provision for public information and education (including staffing and other administrative costs of the public relations branch and central police recruitment material) 1,451 1,278
(4) Provision for Home Office services in the vote for the Central Office of Information which provided information services under allied service arrangements 2,669 2,963

Provision at (3) and (4) represented approximately 0.75 per cent. and 0.70 per cent. of provision at (2) for 1980–81 and 1981–82 respectively.