HC Deb 20 December 1988 vol 144 cc210-1W
Mr. Kennedy

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate the current overspend or underspend on budgeted totals for each of his Department's regional offices in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

The information requested is not available centrally. Overall, the manpower budget for all social security offices in Scotland in 1988–89 is £77,382,978 and the non-manpower budget is £14,014,711. As at 31 October 1988 the expenditure on these budgets was £45,707,913 and £6,014,237 respectively.