§ Mr. Edward DaveyTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the(a) total budget, (b) funding from his Department, (c) administration budget, (d) staff costs, (e) location of staff and (f) number of staff were for the Property Consultative Group for the financial years (i) 2002–03, (ii) 2003–04 and estimated for (iii) 2004–05 and (iv) 2005–06. [167844]
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§ Keith HillThe Property Consultative Group does not have its own budget, but is funded from the administrative resources of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM). It is serviced by staff working for the Land and Property Division in the Urban Policy Directorate of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, based in Westminster.
The Property Consultative Group began work in September 2003, and there were no staff costs in 2002–03. Staff costs in 2003–04 were £9,438 and estimated full-year costs for 2004–05 are £50,389. The number of staff working for the Group was just over one fifth of a person year in 2003–04 and is estimated to be just under one person year in 2004–05. The level of staff support and administrative costs for 2005–06 will depend on the workload of the Group, but we expect it to continue at broadly the same level as for 2004–05.