Departmental Expenditure

Mr. Malcolm Bruce
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the total cost for himself and other departmental Ministers for each since 1991–92, including the current year of (a) overseas travel and accommodation expenses of Ministers and their advisers, (b) car and chauffeuring costs of ministers, (c) ministerial security costs and (d) domestic travel and accommodation expenses of Ministers. [6396]

Mrs. Angela Knight
Expenditure for the Chancellor of the Exchequer and other departmental Ministers is shown in the table:-----------
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|19919–921|
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|1992–931 |
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|1993–94  |
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|1994–95  |
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|1995–962 |
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Departmental spending on ministerial security

(c) forms an indistinguishable part of the Department's overall security budget.