§ Mr. Alasdair MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list for the last available year the (i) running costs (ii) salary costs of the head office, (iii) total and percentage of(a) staff, (b) salary costs and (c) running costs incurred at sites in (1) England and (2) Scotland and (iv) the total budget of the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. [37695]
§ Mr. SpellarThis is a matter for the Chief Executive of the Hydrographic Office. I have asked the Chief Executive to write to the hon. Member.
53WLetter from John Clarke to Mr. Alasdair Morgan, dated 6 April 1998:
You recently asked the Secretary of State for Defence a Parliamentary Question concerning several cost and budget issues relating to the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO). As the matters you raise fall within my responsibility as Chief Executive of the UKHO, I have been asked to reply to you direct.I should preface this response by pointing out that we have made the central assumption that your question relates solely to the UKHO and not to the Ministry of Defence as well. In addition, as your question contains a number of subsidiary questions, I felt it might aid both clarity and presentation if the information you require is
Annex A: The UK Hydrographic Office 1996/97 Staff Expenditure Total expenditure Number % Salary costs (£ million) % Other running costs (£ million) % (£ million) % HQ 828 98.10 18.400 98.25 15.022 99.97 33.422 99.02 Other England 12 1.42 0.259 1.38 0.003 0.02 0.262 0.78 Scotland 4 0.47 0.068 0.36 0.001 0.01 0.069 0.20 Total 844 100.00 18.727 100.00 15.026 100.00 33.753 100.00