HC Deb 19 November 1992 vol 214 cc346-7W
Mr. Betts

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was(a) the cost of the regulation in 1991–92 and (b) the number of staff employed by (i) the Office of Electricity Regulation, (ii) the Office of Gas Supply and (iii) the Office of Telecommunications.

Mr. Neil Hamilton

[holding answer 18 November 1992]: Details of the staffing and running costs of Offer, Oftel, and Ofgas are given in the annual reports by each director general. Copies of the reports are in the Library of the House. The most recent reports available give the following information:

Annual report Staff Annual cost (£ million)
OFFER 1991 1206 29.255
OFTEL 1991 1143 37.5
OFGAS 1991 28 31.9
1 Average throughout year.
2 Expenditure.
3 Budget.