§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the cost to public funds in 2001–02 of the Sentencing Advisory Panel. [17321]
§ Mr. Keith BradleyThe cost to public funds of the Sentencing Advisory Panel from 1 April to 31 October 2001 was £103,624. The budget for the remainder of the financial year is £239,736, making a possible total of £343,000 in 2001–02. We cannot, however, predict at this stage what the actual cost will be.