§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage share of total departmental spending was accounted for by non-departmental public bodies in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe percentage of total Home Office expenditure accounted for by grant funding to non-departmental public bodies is as follows:
Financial year percentage 1979–80 2.0 1980–81 2.1 1981–82 1.5 1982–83 1.6 1983–84 1.7 1984–85 1.6 1985–86 1.7 1986–87 1.8 1987–88 1.8 1988–89 2.0 1989–90 2.0 1990–91 2.3 1991–92 2.6