Departmental Running Costs

HC Deb 20 March 1996 vol 274 c233W

Mr. Chris Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will set out the public expenditure survey figures for his Department's administration over the years(a) 1996–97, (b) 1997–98 and (c) 1998–99 identifying separately the running costs element. [19262]

Mr. Burt

The information is in the table:

Department of Social Security—Administration
£ million
	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99
Administration of which:	3,307	3,137	2,799
Running costs	3,162	3,065	2,744

Source:

DSS Departmental Report-due to be published on 20 March 1996.