HC Deb 23 November 1995 vol 267 cc284-5W
Mr. Byers

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many staff her Department employs on a regional basis in each standard English region; what is the cost of running these regional operations; what was the total budget for each region in 1994–95; and what are the main purposes for which the budget is used. [264]

Mr. Sproat

[holding answer 22 November 1995]: My Department is based in central London and has no other regional offices. The Department employs 363 staff and its running costs for the current financial year are £17,710 million. A breakdown of the main areas of expenditure can be found in the Department's 1994 annual report (Cm 2511) held in the Library of the House.