HC Deb 24 November 1997 vol 301 c443W
Mr. Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is her estimate of the expenditure by(a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies on overseas travel for (i) 1980–81, (ii) 1987–88, (iii) 1990–91, (iv) 1991–92,

£ 000
1987–88 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1 May to 30 September 1997
Department of Social Security 788,683 213,231 205,482 202,253 158,66 200,154 160,672 79,629 21,713
Information technology Services Agency 38.014 121,084 174,274 53,119 56,364 48,139 44,704 4,700
Benefits Agency 102,447 62,517 57,346 113,266 172,120 185,752 16,258
Contributions Agency 12,960 31,838 15,040 21,356
Child Support Agency 8,988 NIL 9,584 8,080 7,046
War Pensions Agency 47,198 3,975 2,134 2,899 874
Non Departmental Public Bodies 1,850 199 488

1 A breakdown of air fares and other expenditure relating to overseas travel is not available.

2 Figures for the 1980–81 financial year are not available.

3 Figures include the amounts paid for subsistence.

4 The Department's NDPBs are funded on-Vote and, as such, their expenditure prior to 1995–96 is subsumed within DSS HQ.