§ Mr. DevlinTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether the administrative costs of his Department rose by more or less than the retail prices index in the last financial year.
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§ Mr. EggarGross running costs expenditure on DES administration was 8.7 per cent. higher in 1989–90 than in the previous year. During the same period the retail prices index increased by 7.8 per cent.