§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how much in real terms his Department spent centrally on general administration in the last three years for which figures are available; what proportion of the total budget these figures represented; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ForthThe figures are based on those set in table 1 of the departmental report, published in February this year (Cm 1911), and revalued to 1991–92 financial year prices. The figures are rounded to the nearest £1 million.
£ million 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 Administration, research and miscellaneous services 87 91 107 Total Department of Education and Science 6,659 7,102 7,345 Administration expressed as a Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. percentage of total 1.3 1.3 1.4 The figures include expenditure on civil science; responsibility for this work was transferred to the Office of Science and Technology on 6 July 1992.