§ Mr. Stephen O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what her Department's annual(a) staff and (b) car budget was for each year since 1997. [153547]
§ Ms HewittTotal spending by Department of Trade and Industry from its gross controlled Administration Budget on its staff and car budgets was as follows:
Staff costs (£) Car charges (£)
Car charges as a percentage of
staff costs
1997–98 227,000 — — 1998–99 229,000 714.5 0.31 1999–2000 225,000 560.6 0.25 2000–01 261,000 597.4 0.23 2001–02 221,000 652.2 0.30 2002–03 276,000 749 0.27 The staffs costs figures can be found in the Department of Trade and Industry's Expenditure Plans 1999–2000 to 2001–2002 (Cm 4211) and the 2003 Departmental Report (Cm 5916).
The car charges exclude the ministerial car service. The figure for 1997–98 is not readily available.
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