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Mr. Tony Banks
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how much has been paid by his Department for services provided by private security companies in each of the past five years.
Mr. Ridley
The figures for services and for buildings where central DOE is the sole or major occupier are as follows:
| £ | |
| 1982–83 | 110,000 |
| 1983–84 | 148,000 |
| 1984–851 | 236,000 |
| 1985–861 | 527,000 |
| 1986–871 | 540,000 |
| 1 The increases from 1984–85 onwards follow contracting out of previously in-house services. | |