Non-departmental Public Bodies (Hansard, 25 January 1993)

HC Deb 25 January 1993 vol 217 c546W 546W

§ Mr. Gordon Prentice
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what percentage of public expenditure was the responsibility of non-departmental public bodies in(a) 1979 and (b) 1992 or the latest year for which figures are available.

§ Mr. Robert Jackson
Expenditure by non-departmental public bodies, which excludes national health service bodies, funded by the Government through grants and other support was 4 per cent. of general Government expenditure in 1978–79 and 4.6 per cent. in 1990–91.