§ Mr. Gerald HowarthTo ask the Prime Minister what were the total costs of the Social Exclusion Unit in 1999. [126797]
§ The Prime MinisterThe Cabinet Office spent £1,570,000 on the Social Exclusion Unit in the financial year 1999–2000. In addition, the pay and associated costs of a number of staff were borne by other Government Departments to the estimated sum of £214,000; and for parts of the year, some secondee, adviser and research costs have been supported by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, the Improvement and Development Agency, National Westminster Bank, the Housing Corporation and Kent County Constabulary.