HC Deb 31 January 1991 vol 184 cc596-7W
Mr. Tom Clarke

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the cost of the BBC World Service in terms of pounds per output hour, at constant prices, in each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

The information requested is as follows:

Cost per output hour at 1990 prices
Year £
1980–81 2,117
1981–82 2,078
1982–83 2,076
1983–84 2,118
1984–85 2,207
1985–86 2,185
1986–87 2,079

Year £
1987–88 2,104
1988–89 2,401
1989–90 2,278

Mr. Tom Clarke

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the hours of output figure per member of staff of the BBC World Service in each year since 1983

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

The information requested is as follows:

Output hours per member of staff
Year Hours
1983–84 13.3
1984–85 13.2
1985–86 12.4
1986–87 12.7
1987–88 13.2
1988–89 13.6
1989–90 14.1

In 1986, 71 staff posts were transferred from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to the BBC world service.