Departmental Costs (Hansard, 19 July 1984)

§ Mr. Leighton
asked the Prime Minister how many people were employed and what was the cost of the salaries and administration of the Prime Minister's 10 Downing Street Office for each of the years since 1979.

§ The Prime Minister
[pursuant to her reply, 16 July 1984, c. 5]: The full information requested is as follows from and including the financial year 1979–80.

Number of staff at 1 April^* Total annual cost at outturn prices†

Full time Part time £

1979 66 2 1979–80 1,299,601

1980 65 3 1980–81 1,614,824

1981 67 3 ‡1981–82 2,303,301

1982 62 2 1982–83 2,554,752

1983 64 2 1983–84 2,885,042

^* Excludes messengerial and cleaning staff and also staff in the policy unit, who come under the aegis of the Cabinet Office.

† Includes salaries and wages, pension liability and administration costs, but excludes any allowance for accommodation until 1983–84 when the property repayment scheme was introduced.

‡ The significant increase in the level of spending between 1980–81 and 1981–82 reflects a change in the basis of charging by MOD for aircraft used by the Prime Minister; and also the introduction of repayment for the service staff at Chequers, previously provided as an allied service.

§ Mrs. Clwyd
asked the Prime Minister what was the cost of running No. 10 Downing Street in each of the five years to May 1979, and in each year from 1979 to July 1984.

§ The Prime Minister
[pursuant to her reply, 17 July 1984, c. 91]: The information requested is as follows from the financial year 1976–77. Before that date comparable information on costs of the Prime Minister's Office was not identified separately in the accounting records and is not readily available.

Total annual cost at outturn prices^*

£

1976–77 878,851

1977–78 974,485

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£

1978–79 1,062,787

1979–80 1,299,601

1980–81 1,614,824

†1981–82 2,303,301

1982–83 2,554,752

1983–84 2,885,042

‡1984–85 746,268

^* Includes salaries and wages, pension liability and administration costs, but excludes any allowance for accommodation until 1983–84 when the property repayment scheme was introduced.

† The significant increase in the level of spending between 1980–81 and 1981–82 reflects the change in the basis of charging by MOD for aircraft used by the Prime Minister, and also the introduction of repayment for the service staff at Chequers, previously provided as an allied service.

‡ To end of June 1984.

	Number of staff at 1 April^*	Total annual cost at outturn prices†
	Full time	Part time		£
1979	66	2	1979–80	1,299,601
1980	65	3	1980–81	1,614,824
1981	67	3	‡1981–82	2,303,301
1982	62	2	1982–83	2,554,752
1983	64	2	1983–84	2,885,042
^* Excludes messengerial and cleaning staff and also staff in the policy unit, who come under the aegis of the Cabinet Office.
† Includes salaries and wages, pension liability and administration costs, but excludes any allowance for accommodation until 1983–84 when the property repayment scheme was introduced.
‡ The significant increase in the level of spending between 1980–81 and 1981–82 reflects a change in the basis of charging by MOD for aircraft used by the Prime Minister; and also the introduction of repayment for the service staff at Chequers, previously provided as an allied service.

Total annual cost at outturn prices^*
	£
1976–77	878,851
1977–78	974,485

	£
1978–79	1,062,787
1979–80	1,299,601
1980–81	1,614,824
†1981–82	2,303,301
1982–83	2,554,752
1983–84	2,885,042
‡1984–85	746,268
^* Includes salaries and wages, pension liability and administration costs, but excludes any allowance for accommodation until 1983–84 when the property repayment scheme was introduced.
† The significant increase in the level of spending between 1980–81 and 1981–82 reflects the change in the basis of charging by MOD for aircraft used by the Prime Minister, and also the introduction of repayment for the service staff at Chequers, previously provided as an allied service.
‡ To end of June 1984.