§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will estimate the total cost to his Department of all Ministers at the Scottish Office for each of the years(a) 1995–96, (b) 1996–97, (c) 1997–98, (d) 1998–99 and (e) 1999–2000 broken down by (i) salaries, (ii) travel and (iii) other costs; and if he will make a statement. [74497]
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§ Mr. Dewar[holding answer 4 March 1999]: For information on 1996–97 to 1999–2000 I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 3 March, Official Report, column 753. Expenditure for 1995–96 is shown in the table. The table shows Ministerial pay and total non-pay expenditure for ministerial offices. This includes travel and subsistence, office services and general administration costs for both Ministers and the staff of their offices. It is not possible to disaggregate this amount into the categories requested.
£ Ministerial pay Ministerial office non-pay 1995–96 178,943 766,483