§ Mr. Proctorasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the total cost of administration of the Sports Office within his Department expressed in constant prices in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneThe total cost of administration of the sports and recreation division of my Department expressed in 1982–83 prices in the last four years was:
Year £ 1979–80 300,333 1980–81 313,884 1981–82 303,038 1982–83 269,554 The annual scrutinies of departmental running costs which only covers 1979–80 onwards does not divide Departments into their constituent divisions or offices. These figures therefore have been calculated on the basis of average basic staff costs plus the average cost of common services and travel and subsistence.