§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate she has made of(a) the cost of setting up a new department of Government in Northern Ireland and (b) the annual running costs of each such department. [64765]
§ Mr. Paul MurphyWork on the costings of those new departmental structures in Northern Ireland which were agreed between the First Minister Designate and Deputy First Minister Designate of the new Northern Ireland Assembly on 18 December is proceeding but detailed estimates are not yet available.