HC Deb 20 February 1989 vol 147 c510W
Mr. Wray

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were, for each year since 1978, the total expenses of the Scottish Office.

Mr. Rifkind

The table shows the departmental running, costs of the Scottish Office, excluding the Scottish prison service, which are borne on class XVI vote 21 in 1988–89 and comparative outturn since 1983–84.

£million
1983–84 outturn 93.0
1984–85 outturn 97.2
1985–86 outturn 100.7
1986–87 outturn 105.1
1987–88 outturn 108.2
1988–89 Provision 117.3

Comparable information for the years prior to 1983–84 could not be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.