§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) pursuant to her answer of 21 June,Official Report, columns 117–18, if she will break down to the smallest possible unit the budget heads for all expenditure on non-staffing costs within the Department of Health administration budget;
(2) pursuant to her answer of 23 June, Official Report, column 306, with regard to her Department's administrative budget, if she will detail the amounts spent on those items listed in her answer including (a) buildings—rent, maintenance, fuel and utilities, security, cleaning and other services, (b) meetings of expert advisory committees and working groups, conferences, seminars and publications, (c) payments to other Government Departments and (d) consultancy, staff training and travel.
§ Mr. SackvilleDetails of expenditure for 1992–93 and 1993–94 are shown in the table. The full information requested is not available centrally because individual managers set budgets for different types of non-staffing expenditure according to the particular needs of their business area. It is not possible to give the same level of detail prior to 1992–93.
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Expenditure details for 1992–93 and 1993–94 £000s Expenditure 1992–93 1993–94 Accommodation (rent) 41,055 30,928 Building maintenance 1,704 1,280 Fuel and utilities 2,357 1,609 Security 1,150 1,139 Cleaning 1,426 1,033 Office services 3,685 3,670 Committee expenditure 1,098 1,130 Seminars/Conferences/Workshops 1,086 666 Publishing, printing and stationery 6,240 4,258 Payments to other Government Departments for services provided 25,901 17,793
Expenditure 1992–93 1993–94 Consultancy 19,439 16,658 Staff training 3,155 2,853 Staff travel and subsistence 6,052 6,397 Labour services 1,615 1,189 Library and information services 1,423 1,234 Telecoms 3,853 3,430 Computer current 2,852 1,634 Staff relocation costs 5,890 3,606 Early retirement pension 1,497 4,931 Civil service recruitment 1,059 651 Other miscellaneous expenditure 1,436 2,562 Notes
1. Figures have not been adjusted for inflation.
2. Expenditure of less than £1 million is shown separately under Other Expenditure.