§ Mr. Andrew F. BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of the Data Protection Registrar's work has dealt with the transfer of data internationally.
§ Mrs. RumboldI understand that several of the registrar's functions include work related to international transfers of data, but the amount this represents could be determined only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Andrew F. BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is considering expanding the resources available to the Data Protection Registrar in response to the development of computer systems to exchange police and immigration data between states of the European Community.
§ Mrs. RumboldIt is not possible at this stage to assess the resource implications of any system that might in future be established.
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§ Mr. Andrew F. BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the annual staff and administrative expenditure on the offices of the Data Protection Registrar from its inception to date.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe total expenditure of the office of the Data Protection Registrar, and the expenditure on salaries and wages, are set out in his annual reports to Parliament. In summary, they are as follows:
Total expenditure Of which salaries and wages £ £ 1984–85 262,164 8,578 1985–86 1,612,906 273,865 1986–87 2,371,313 615,991 1987–88 2,604,099 680,866 1988–89 2,584,879 825,932 1989–90 2,888,134 947,777 1990–91 3,101,323 1,166,112