§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what his estimate is of total spending by the Welsh Office in each year from 1999–2000 to 2005–06; and if he will make a statement. [89960]:
§ Mr. TouhigEstimated Wales Office spending for the years in question:
Year £000 1999–2000 1,485 2001–01 3,011 2001–02 3,526 2002–03 3,696 2003–04 4,196 2004–05 4,196 The figure for 1999–2000 is for expenditure after the establishment of the Wales Office in its present form on 433W 1 July 1999. These figures are spending on the Wales Office and do not include the payments made to the National Assembly for Wales to fund its budget.