§ Mr. DevlinTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the administrative costs of his Department rose by more or less than the retail prices index in the last financial year.
§ Mr. McLoughlinGross running costs expenditure on Department of Transport administration was 9.3 per cent. higher in 1989–90 than in 1988–89. During the same period the retail prices index rose by 7.8 per cent.