§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what her estimate is of public spending1126W on her Department and its predecessors in each year from 1983–84 to 2003–04 (planned); and if she will make a statement. [99836]
§ Dr. HowellsExpenditure on the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and its predecessor, the Department of National Heritage (which was formed in 1992) is shown in the following table. The figures exclude depreciation and cost of capital charges.
£ million Financial Year Total administration expenditure 1992–93 16.1 1993–94 21.7 1994–95 20.1 1995–96 20.4 1996–97 21.6 1997–98 21.4 1998–99 22.7 19992000 27.5 2000–01 30.0 2001–02 30.7 2002–03 39.1 2003–04 36.0