§ Mr. Edward DaveyTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the(a) total budget, (b) departmental funding and (c) total cost to his Department of the Community Forum (i) is for the financial year 2004–05 and (ii) is estimated for financial years 2005–06 to 2007–08. [187563]
§ Phil HopeThe total departmental budget for the Community Forum is £186,000.000 per year. This incorporates an annual budget of £150,000.00 and £36,000.00 for administrative support and management.
This amount has been allocated for 2004–05 and will be made available for 2005–06 to 2007–08.
Actual expenditure for financial year 2003–04 was £155,489.00. The estimated expenditure for 2004—05 will be £183,000.00.