Departmental Expenditure Limit (Hansard, 19 June 2002)

§ Mr. Bercow
To ask the President of the Council how much and what proportion of the departmental expenditure limit for 2002–03 will be accounted for by staff costs; what the figures were for 2001–02; and if he will make a statement. [61036]

§ Mr. Robin Cook
My Department anticipates that for 2002–03 £1.5 million will be accounted for by staff costs; this is approximately one third of the departmental expenditure limit. The equivalent figure for 2001–02 was £1.4 million: the proportion was again approximately one third of the departmental expenditure limit.

§ Mr. Bercow
To ask the President of the Council how much and what proportion of the departmental expenditure limit for 2002–03 had been spent by 31 May; what the figures were for 2001–02; and if he will make a statement. [61008]

§ Mr. Robin Cook
I refer to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 17 June 2002,Official Report, column 130W.