§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what was(a) the total bill for salaries and expenses for board members, (b) the administrative operating costs and (c) the total annual budget in the latest year for which figures are available for each of the learning and skills councils in England. [30196]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe administrative operating costs and the total annual budget for the latest year for which figures are available, for each of the learning and skills councils in England, are detailed in the table.
The amount of salary and expenses paid to LSC Board members is a matter for the Learning and Skills Council.
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Learning and Skills Council Budget Data 2001–02 LSC/National Office Directorate Admin budget Programme budget Budget total Yorkshire and The Humber North Yorkshire 2,402,925 63,883,458 66,286,383 Yorkshire and The Humber West Yorkshire 5,736,359 190,682,080 196,418,439 Yorkshire and The Humber South Yorkshire 4,674,720 133,142,449 137,817,169 Yorkshire and The Humber Humberside 2,921,390 96,114,879 99,036,269 Sub-total 148,024,204 4,809,590,080 4,957,614,284 National National Office 91,975,798 498,375,920 590,351,718 Total 240,000,002 5,307,966,000 5,547,966,002 Important notes: As at 31 January 2002
The Administration Budget is the latest negotiated position with DfES and includes £27 million transitional costs. The Programme Budget has been taken from version two of the budget data. Version three totals are not as yet broken down by individual LSC. The LSC has yet to complete a full financial year therefore budget data rather than actual expenditure has been provided.