§ Mr. Proctorasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the total cost of administration of his Department expressed in constant prices in each of the past five years.
§ Mr BrittanThe total cost of administration of the Home Office, including prisons, expressed in 1982–83 prices in the past four years, was:
£ million 1979–80 468.6 1980–81 529.7 1981–82 564.0 1982–83 577.4 This information is taken from the annual scrutinies of departmental running costs which only cover 1979–80 onwards. The figure for 1980–81 is an estimate, since actual expenditure for that year was not required in that form for scrutiny purposes.