§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of total UK expenditure on domestic and foreign surveillance and security services for each year since 1985, expressed in real terms using 2000–01 prices; what public service agreements exist to ensure value for money for such expenditure; and if he will make a statement. [1371]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithThe level of expenditure by the three intelligence agencies, GCHQ, the Security Service and the Secret Intelligence Service, was first disclosed in 1994. As a consequence of the decision taken at the time not to disclose information for the years prior to 1992–93, I do not have that information. The available information is as follows:
£ million Year Cash 2000–01 constant prices 1992–93 860 1,048 1993–94 940 1,116 1994–95 856 1,002 1995–96 782 890 1996–97 742 818 1997–98 704 755 1998–99 686 715 1999–2000 769 783 2000–01 803 803 2001–02 1876 857 1 (Resource) Each of the three agencies has a Public Service Agreement, the contents of which are available to the Intelligence and Security Committee.