To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is her estimate of the expenditure by (a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies on overseas travel for (i) 1980–81, (ii) 1987–88, (iii) 1990–91, (iv) 1991–92,

£ 000
	1987–88	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1 May to 30 September 1997
Department of Social Security	788,683	213,231	205,482	202,253	158,66	200,154	160,672	79,629	21,713
Information technology Services Agency	—	38.014	121,084	174,274	53,119	56,364	48,139	44,704	4,700
Benefits Agency	—	—	102,447	62,517	57,346	113,266	172,120	185,752	16,258
Contributions Agency	—	—	—	12,960	31,838	15,040	21,356	—	—
Child Support Agency	—	—	—	8,988	NIL	9,584	8,080	7,046	—
War Pensions Agency	—	—	—	—	47,198	3,975	2,134	2,899	874
Non Departmental Public Bodies	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,850	199	488

1 A breakdown of air fares and other expenditure relating to overseas travel is not available.2 Figures for the 1980–81 financial year are not available.3 Figures include the amounts paid for subsistence.4 The Department's NDPBs are funded on-Vote and, as such, their expenditure prior to 1995–96 is subsumed within DSS HQ.