§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Attorney-General what was the actual annual expenditure on(a) the Treasury Solicitor's Department, (b) the Crown Prosecution Service, (c) the Serious Fraud Office and (d) the legal secretariat to the Law Officers, in each year since 1979, in 1994 prices.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe gross expenditure is given in the table in 1994 prices. Superannuation contributions have been included from 1987–88 although until 1992–93 these were borne centrally.
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Year Expenditure £000 (a) Treasury Solicitor's Department 1979–80 13,467 1980–81 14,969 1981–82 14,205 1982–83 14,524 1983–84 17,328 1984–85 18,106 1985–86 20,380 1986–87 19,881 1987–88 23,966 1988–89 26,023 1989–90 29,265 1990–91 30,179
Year Expenditure £000 1991–921 37,601 1992–93 39,056 1993–94 43,126 (b) Crown Prosecution Service 1986–872 112,800 1987–88 205,200 1988–89 226,000 1989–90 244,600 1990–91 263,200 1991–92 282,400 1992–93 306,900 1993–94 307,300 (c) Serious Fraud Office 1987–883 1,288 1988–89 9,528 1989–90 11,896 1990–91 15,724 1991–92 19,867 1992–93 22,666 1993–94 19,609 (d) Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers 1979–80 675 1980–81 809 1981–82 776 1982–83 827 1983–84 1,085 1984–85 1,045 1985–86 1,124 1986–87 1,161 1987–88 1,253 1988–89 1,220 1989–90 1,268 1990–91 2,006 1991–92 2,071 1992–93 1,815 1993–94 2,052 1 The figures from 1991–92 onwards include VAT on bills raised under a repayment regime which was introduced on 1 April 1991. Since that date administration and operational costs discharged on behalf of client departments or bodies have been recovered from those clients through repayment. 2 The figures are for part year only, the CPS being established during the course of 1986. 3 The figures are for part year only, the SFO being established in June 1987.