asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the cost of running the Women's Royal Voluntary Service in the latest year for which figures are available; and how much of that cost was paid in salaries and expenses.

The cost of running the centrally-administered parts of the Women's Royal Voluntary Service, in the financial year ending 31 March 1978, was approximately £2,949,000 of which approximately £2,630,000 was paid by grants from central Government, and approximately £1,049,000 was paid in salaries and expenses. Information about the total costs, salaries and expenses of the service is not available.