§ Mr. ShersbyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will authorise police officers to wear on their uniforms the national service medal issued by the Royal British Legion.
§ Mr. Peter LloydI will write to my hon. Friend.
Financial Year Number of staff employed by the Board (average in post during year) Number of Board Members (including Chairman) Number of applications resolved Total compensation paid (£ millions) Total administration costs (£ millions) 1979–80 156 18 21,113 15.7 1.9 1980–81 155 20 26,277 21.5 2.9 1981–82 163 20 22,557 21.9 3.2 1982–83 163 21 26,098 29.4 3.7 1983–84 182 20 29,705 32.8 3.8 1984–85 189 22 27,450 35.3 4.2 1985–86 203 29 29,965 41.5 4.4 1986–87 214 29 29,605 48.2 5.5 1987–88 267 31 29,150 52.1 6.8 1988–89 312 38 38,830 69.4 7.5 1989–90 332 39 38,620 72.7 9.1 1990–91 368 43 53,384 109.3 10.3 1991–921 380 44 61,000 144.6 13.1 1All estimated figures. Most of the board's staff are seconded civil servants graded from administrative officer to higher executive officer, and engaged in the preparation of applications for decision by the board and associated administrative tasks. There are also small numbers of senior managers and legal and secretarial staff.
Plans for funding for the board for the next three years are as follows:
£ million 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Compensation 143.5 157 161 Administration 15.3 17.4 17.4 Total provision 158.8 174.4 178.4