§ Mr. DevlinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the administrative costs of his Department rose by more or less than the retail price index in the last financial year.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerGross running costs expenditure on Home Office administration was 10.3 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.