§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the cost of establishing Ofsted. [18608]
§ Mr. Boswell[pursuant to his reply, 5 April, column. 1195]: The establishment of Ofsted was contained within the existing departmental running costs, and was not separately identified. The £8.225 million transferred to Ofsted by DFE in 1992–93 was used to establish a new vote for Ofsted from which running costs later in the year were covered. None of the set-up costs fell to this vote.
§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what are the total running costs of all non-departmental public bodies sponsored by her Department, including the National Council for Vocational Qualifications and OFsted for each year since 1987. [17248]
§ Mr. Boswell[pursuant to his reply, 18 April 1995 columns. 50–52]: The net running costs of OFsted in 1992–93 were £13.917 million and not £22.145 million.