HC Deb 20 May 1994 vol 243 c600W
Ms Mowlam

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage, pursuant to his answer of 9 May,Official Report, column 13, in respect of his Department's estimated outturn expenditure, if he will account for the remainder of the administration costs excluding expenditure on premises, publicity and salaries.

Mr. Sproat

My reply of 9 May estimated expenditure of £12.7 million in respect of premises, publicity and salaries in my Department in 1994–95. Estimated expenditure on administration costs excluding these three elements is:

£ million
Staff Related (eg travel and subsistence, recruitment) 1.5
Central Services (eg security, stationery) 1.4
Consultancies 1.2
Publications 0.5
Training/Conferences 0.7
IT/Telecommunications 1.7
Miscellaneous (eg Surveys, subscriptions, supplies/printing) 0.6

In addition, administration costs of £700,000 for the Royal Fine Arts Commission and £1 million for the Millennium Commission are included in the Department's administration vote. A further £3 million is due to be transferred to the Central Satistical Office for costs on the international passenger survey.