§ Jeremy CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what his estimate is of the annual cost of administration of the Government Office for London; and what his estimate is of future costs in each of the three years from April 2002. [6961]
§ Ms KeebleThe administration budget of the Government Office for London in 2001–02 is £12.6m.
For 2002–03 it is anticipated that the funding from DTLR, DTI and DEFRA will remain the same as 2001–02. However the DfES allocation is expected to 882W reduce by £401k giving an overall figure of £12.2m. Funding for work to be undertaken on behalf of other Departments has yet to be agreed.
Estimated costs for 2003–04 and in 2004–05 is £11.8m, reflecting an expected further reduction in 2003–04 of DfES funding. These estimates do not anticipate the potential extension of GOL's work in new programmes.