§ Dr. Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the estimated cost to his Department of computer time devoted to rate support grant, including targets and penalties, and rate limitation in each year from 1981–82 to 1985–86, most recent estimate; and what proportion was undertaken outside the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinThe estimated cost to this Department of computer time devoted to Rate Support Grant in each of the years 1981–82 and 1985–86 is as follows:
Annual Expenditure including VAT £ 1981–82 606,400 1982–83 615,200 1983–84 606,600 1984–85* 495,000 1985–86† 576,000 * Estimated outturn. † Projected. All this expenditure is now incurred with computer bureaux based in the United Kingdom.