§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the running costs were of(a) his Ministers' private offices, separately identifying expenditure on staff, and (b) his Department in each year from May 1997 to the nearest date for which the information is available. [40982]
§ Mr. LeslieThe running costs of Ministers' private offices, the Cabinet Office parliamentary branch and the ministerial correspondence and support team for each financial year from May 1997 to 2001–02 are set out in the table. 873W
(a) Ministers' private offices, the Cabinet Office parliamentary branch and the ministerial correspondence and support team Total Financial year Number of private offices Paybill (£) Other running costs (£) Net running costs (£) May 1997 to 1998 3 814,076 348,938 1,173,014 1998–99 3 933,122 435,740 1,368,862 1999–2000 4 992,376 473,258 1,465,634 2000–01 4 1,194,378 682.675 1,877,053 2001–021 6 1,376,306 797,130 2,173,436 1 Figures for 2001–02 are provisional and subject to audit (b) Departmental expenditure
Information on the Cabinet Office's annual running costs is set out in its published appropriation accounts and resource accounts, copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House.