§ Mr. Ian McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is the total expenditure on(a) buildings, (b) furniture and (c) uniforms by the former Department of Employment since 1979 for each region. [5356]
§ Mr. Robin SquireNo information is available before the 1991–92 financial year. The following table gives total expenditure on(a) buildings, (b) furniture and (c) uniforms for the former Department of Employment group from 1991–92.
Total expenditure for the financial years from 1991–92 to 1995–96 (£000) Buildings Furniture Uniforms Employment Service Regions Northern 33,257,821 4,108,025 n/a Yorkshire and Humberside (including HO) 87,234,044 7,858,553 n/a East Midlands 49,565,846 5,237,058 n/a London and South East 256,432,427 25,083,915 n/a South West 52,445,990 5,650,311 n/a Wales 36,073,758 3,198,818 n/a West Midlands 61,346,176 3,250,969 n/a North West 66,733,432 6,677,156 n/a Scotland 68,526,970 4,111,674 n/a (Total for all regions) 711,616,464 65,176,479 n/a Remainder of the De Group ACAS1 15,627,938 884,350 n/a Employment Department (including TEEd) 2 202,114,723 8,115,771 118,051 Health and Safety Executive 113,865 6,191 931 Dc Group Total 929,492,990 74,182,791 118,982 Notes:
1 ACAS—Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service.
2 TEED—Training Enterprise and Education Directorate. n/a = Not available.