§ Mr. SummersonTo ask the Lord President of the Council what is the amount of the office costs allowance per Member for each of the last 10 years; what percentage of the total allowance has been spent in each of the last 10 years; and, of the amount of the allowance which has been spent in each of the last 10 years, what proportions have been spent on(a) secretarial salaries, (b) research expenses and salaries, (c) miscellaneous office expenses and (d) other secretarial services.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe amount of the office costs allowance and the percentage of total estimates provision spent in each of the last 10 years is in the table. Information on the proportions spent on secretarial salaries, research expenses and salaries, miscellaneous expenses and other secretarial services is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
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The Office Costs Allowance Financial Year OCA Maximum per Member Percentage of total Estimates provision spent1 £ 1980–81 7,859 92 1981–82 8,384 96 1982–83 8,752 98
Financial Year OCA Maximum per Member Percentage of total Estimates provision spent1 £ 1983–84 11,364 93 1984–85 12,437 100 1985–86 13,211 99 1986–87 20,140 89 1987–88 20,302 97 1988–89 22,588 99 1989–90 24,903 101 1990–91 27,166 1 Including Supplementary Estimates where appropriate.