§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the total cost of running the Department's press office was in(a) 1996–97 and (b) the latest year for which figures are available. [46816]
§ Mr. Ivan Lewis[holding answer 10 April 2002]: The annual budget for the Department for Education and Employment/Department for Education and Skills press office for 1996–97, 2000–01 and 2001–02 (spend to date) are:
Press office budget figures £ Spend to date Year to date 1996–97 n/a 1,387,834 2000–01 n/a 2,086,576 2001–02 1,877,4611 n/a 1 To date