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Mr. Tom Clarke
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the cost of the BBC World Service in terms of pounds per output hour, at constant prices, in each of the last 10 years.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd
The information requested is as follows:
| Cost per output hour at 1990 prices | |
| Year | £ |
| 1980–81 | 2,117 |
| 1981–82 | 2,078 |
| 1982–83 | 2,076 |
| 1983–84 | 2,118 |
| 1984–85 | 2,207 |
| 1985–86 | 2,185 |
| 1986–87 | 2,079 |
Year
| £
|
| 1987–88 | 2,104 |
| 1988–89 | 2,401 |
| 1989–90 | 2,278 |
Mr. Tom Clarke
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the hours of output figure per member of staff of the BBC World Service in each year since 1983
Mr. Lennox-Boyd
The information requested is as follows:
| Output hours per member of staff | |
| Year | Hours |
| 1983–84 | 13·3 |
| 1984–85 | 13·2 |
| 1985–86 | 12·4 |
| 1986–87 | 12·7 |
| 1987–88 | 13·2 |
| 1988–89 | 13·6 |
| 1989–90 | 14·1 |