§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make it his policy to maintain the156W budget for the headquarters of the Security Facilities Executive in real terms over the planning period; and if he will make a statement. [35722]
§ Mr. FreemanIt is primarily for the chief executive to decide on the proportion of his running costs budget to be allocated to the headquarters of his agency, depending on estimated income from departmental customers. However, this is among the issues I take into consideration when setting annual performance targets and assessing the value for money of the agency.