HC Deb 16 December 1993 vol 234 cc849-50W
Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total expenditure by his Department on administration in 1992–93; what is the estimated outturn for expenditure by his Department on administration for 1993–94 in (i) cash terms and (ii) real terms in 1992–93 prices; and what is his estimate for expenditure on administration by his Department for 1994–95 in(a) cash terms and (b) 1992–93 prices.

Mr. Redwood

The final outturn for the recurrent costs of running the Department in 1992–93 was £60.6 million. The estimated outturn for 1993–94 is £66.8 million in cash terms and £64.7 million in 1992–93 prices. The Department's planned running costs expenditure for 1994–95 will be published in the departmental report due for publication in February. The 1993–94 figures include superannuation, but those for 1992–93 do not; so they do not represent a true figure for the increase.