§ Ms. Harmanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how much his Department has spent on the royal parks for each of the last five years; and if he will break the figure down to show staff and other costs.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneExpenditure in the last five financial years was as follows:
£ thousand 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 Industrial wages 2,548 3,006 3,789 3,792 3,802 Materials 963 1,208 1,266 1,360 1,364 Works 1,878 2,709 2,857 3,181 3,722 Total 5,389 6,923 7,912 8,333 8,888 These figures exclude the costs of managerial, support and headquarters staff and of the royal parks constabulary which are not readily available.
§ Ms. Harmanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the acreage of royal parks in the greater London area.
§ Mr. Macfarlane5,672 acres.
§ Ms. Harmanasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many employees work for his Department on the royal parks; and if he will list the numbers in each category of employee.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneThe numbers of employees engaged entirely on royal parks matters on 31 December 1983 were as follows:
Numbers Industrials 493 Managerial 18 Clerical support staff 18 Royal Parks Constabulary 136 Headquarters 20 685