§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Prime Minister how many staff have been employed by the security and intelligence services during each of the last five years.
§ The Prime Minister[holding answer 9 December 1994]: Staff numbers for the security and intelligence services for 1993–94 and 1994–95 were published in the 1994–95 supply estimates—class XIX, Cabinet Office, Privy Council Office and Parliament etcetera. They totalled 10,766 and 10,516 respectively. Figures for earlier years are not publicly available, and I do not propose to publish such data retrospectively.
§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Prime Minister what has been the budget for the security and intelligence services during each of the last five years.
§ The Prime Minister[holding answer 9 December 1994]: The expenditure of the agencies was published for the first time in the 1994–95 Supply estimates—class XIX, Cabinet Office, Privy Council Office and Parliament etcetera. Aggregate expenditure in 1992–93 was £859.6 million. Estimated outturn for 1993–94 was £961.3 million and net provision for 1994–95 was £881.5 million. Figures for earlier years are not publicly available, and I do not propose to publish such data retrospectively.