§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the running costs were of(a)her Ministers' private offices, separately identifying expenditure on staff, and (b)her Department in each year from May 1997 to the nearest date for which the information is available. [40979]
§ Dr. HowellsThe running cost information requested for the Department is shown in the table. It reflects information published in the appropriation accounts and resource accounts. Information in the format requested is not held centrally for previous years and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
£ million DCMS running costs Ministers' private office running costs Ministers' private office staff running costs 1998–99 21.862 1.638 1.048 1999–2000 25.186 1.560 1.031 2000–01 26.234 1.603 1.061