HC Deb 12 March 1984 vol 56 cc56-7W
Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out the estimated costs of pay, accommodation and other similar services for each central Government Department in 1982–83, in the same manner as in the reply to the hon. Member for Norfolk, North, Official Report, 2 March 1982, columns 112–4.

Mr. Hayhoe

The following table shows Estimates provision for 1982–83 (together with certain notional costs) for the United Kingdom Civil Service, the armed forces and the Northern Ireland Civil Service.

Wages and Salaries Personnel Overheads Accommodation Costs Office Services Other Services Total Running Costs
Department £ million Percentage of total Running Costs £ million Percentage of total Running Costs £ million Percentage of total Running Costs £ million Percentage of total Running Costs £ million Percentage of total Running Costs £ million
Department of the Environment 101.2 64.6 5.8 3.7 24.7 15.8 16.9 10.8 8.0 5.1 156.6
Property Services Agency 314.6 66.2 15.3 3.2 48.8 10.3 15.5 3.3 81.3 17.1 475.5
Home Office 488.3 83.7 22.7 3.9 29.0 5.0 24.4 4.2 18.9 3.2 583.3
Lord Chancellor's Department 104.4 64.6 6.3 3.9 32.0 19.8 15.5 9.6 3.4 2.1 161.6
Department of Education and Science 31.5 65.6 2.8 5.8 9.2 19.2 4.1 8.5 0.4 0.8 48.0
Department of Health and Social Security 791.7 57.9 23.7 1.7 126.9 9.3 116.6 8.5 308.1 22.5 1,3670
Her Majesty's Treasury 45.2 66.2 1.9 2.8 8.7 12.7 4.5 6.6 8.0 11.7 68.3
Customs and Excise 265.8 74.5 17.7 5.0 42.9 13.7 24.5 6.9 5.9 1.6 356.8
Inland Revenue 625.7 73.1 19.0 2.2 123.5 14.4 70.5 8.2 17.2 2.0 855.9
Department of National Savings 59.2 38.6 0.9 0.6 9.9 6.5 20.5 13.4 62.9 41.0 153.4
Management and Personnel Office 15.4 44.2 2.5 7.2 6.8 19.5 4.7 13.5 5.4 15.5 34.8
Paymaster General's Office 6.9 54.3 0.1 0.8 1.1 8.7 2.7 21.3 1.9 15.0 12.7
Scottish Office 114.3 71.6 5.8 3.6 24.9 15.6 9.2 5.8 5.4 3.4 159.7
Welsh Office 23.6 52.8 1.5 3.4 3.6 8.1 3.6 8.0 12.5 28.0 44.7
Northern Ireland Departments and Northern Ireland Office 304.6 76.6 16.2 4.1 31.9 8.0 22.9 5.7 22.3 5.6 397.9
Total Main Departments 10,149.7 68.3 816.8 5.5 2,342.5 15.8 707.5 4.8 855.6 5.8 14,871.3
Total Other Departments 258.7 67.1 15.0 3.9 61.2 15.9 30.5 7.9 20.3 5.3 385.7
Total All Departments 10,408.4 68.2 831.8 5.5 2,403.7 15.8 738.0 4.8 875.9 5.7 15,257.8
NB Wages and salaries = Wages, salaries, overtime payments, employers' National Insurance contribution and notional cost of accruing liability for pensions of serving staff;
Personnel Overheads = Travel, subsistence, entertainment, removals, catering subsidies, protective clothing and external training;
Accommodation costs = Rates, heating, lighting, utilities, furniture and fittings and notional market rental values for crown and leased property;
Office services = Postage, printing and publications, telecommunications, publicity and advertising, administrative computers;
Other services = Services provided by the Post Office and other agencies.