§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the budget of Locate in Scotland in each year since its establishment; and what would the budget be in 1993, using the year of its establishment as a baseline, had it kept pace with inflation.
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§ Mr. StewartLocate in Scotland was established in 1981. Between 1981–82 and 1983–84 costs were not held in a format to identify separately those attributable to Locate in Scotland.
The cost of running Locate in Scotland from 1984–85 to 1992–93, taking account of salaries, administration expenses, travel, overseas offices and marketing is shown.
£ million Year Cost 1984–85 3.3 1985–86 3.5 1986–87 3.8 1987–88 3.9 1988–89 4.0 1989–90 4.3 1990–91 4.6 1991–92 5.1 1992–93 6.2 Had costs since 1984–85 kept pace with inflation, the budget in 1992–93 would have been £5.1 million.