§ Dr. FoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the running costs were of his Ministers' private offices, separately identifying expenditure on staff, in each financial year from 1997–98 to 2001–02. [80954]
§ Mr. LammyThe running costs for Ministers' private offices for the financial years 1997–98 to 2001–02 are shown in the table.
£000 Year Staff Non staff Total 1997–98 1,385 464 1,849 1998–99 1,564 580 2,144 1999–2000 1,983 670 2,653 2000–01 2,323 624 2,947 2001–02 2,242 634 2,876 Note:
Private Office Expenditure
An additional Minister was appointed during 1999–2000. The data is taken from the Department's Accounts system and is in cash terms. The salaries of Ministers themselves are not included.