§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the annual expenditure on the marine pollution control unit in each year since it was established. [3638]
§ Mr. BowisI have asked the chief executive of the Coastguard Agency to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from C. J. Harris to Mr. Nick Ainger, dated 14 November 1996:
The Secretary of State for Transport has asked me to reply to your recent Question about expenditure on the Marine Pollution Control Unit since it was established.The Unit was formed as part of the Department of Trade in 1979. In 1983 it was transferred to the Department of Transport. The computerised finance system however only goes back as far as 1990 when the unit became part of Marine Emergencies Organisation. Records before this time are not readily available. The spend by the Marine Pollution Control Unit since 1990 is as follows:301W
- 1990/91: £5,942,544
- 1991/92: £6,537,070
- 1992/93: £7,420,454
- 1993/94: £7,172,959
- 1994/95: £7,392,677
- 1995/96: £7,733,406.
These figures include spend on programme costs and running costs. In addition, the MPCU incurred the following costs dealing with pollution incidents:
- 1990/91: £737,822
- 1991/92: £42,295
- 1992/93: £1,114,020
- 1993/94: £1,934,090
- 1994/95: £251,755
- 1995/96: £2,004,872.