§ Mr. Proctorasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what have been the total administration costs of his Department expressed in constant prices in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. RentonThe total cost of administration of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, including the Overseas Development Administration, expressed in millions of pounds in 1983–84 prices in the last five years was
£ million 1979–80 378.6 1980–81 371.8 1981–82 373.1 1982–83 387.1 1983–84 376.4 The underlying cash figures for 1979–80 to 1982–83 are the same as those which produced the table at 1982–83 constant prices, which my hon. Friend the Member for Shoreham (Mr. Luce) gave my hon. Friend on 23 January 1984.