§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what estimate he has made of the costs of payroll administration in his Department and associated agencies and non-departmental bodies in the last 12 months for which figures are available. [135993]
§ Ms Beverley Hughes[holding answer 1 November 2000]The estimated payroll administration costs for DETR and its agencies for 2000–01 is £2.2 million.
Payroll administration of non-departmental public bodies is decentralised so the above information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.