§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the cost of the Parades Commission in each year since its establishment and in the current year to the latest available date; and under which principal headings expenditure has been incurred. [106106]
§ Mr. Ingram[holding answer 20 January 2000]The total cost of the Parades Commission in the financial year 1997–98 was £613,000, and in 1998–99, the Commission's first full year, the total cost was £1.066 million, (in response to a question from Mr. Ross in September 1999 the total for 1998–99 was given as £1.064 million. This figure was incorrect and was due to rounding of figures presented in a different manner in the Annual Report.) The expenditure to December 1999, the last date available, was £697,000. The expenditure was broken down in the following categories: Pay; General Administrative Expenditure; Inter-Departmental Charges; Programme Expenditure; and Capital Expenditure.
£ 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 Pay 124,000 208,000 185,000 GAE 57,000 62,000 39,000 IDCs — 34,000 35,000 Program 410,000 760,000 432,000 Capital 22,000 2,000 6,000 Total 613,000 1,066,000 697,000