§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his estimate is of the gross administrative costs of his Department in(a) cash and (b) real terms in each year from 1995–96 to 2002–03; what the growth rate was of each category of expenditure in each year; and if he will make a statement. [80236]
(a) DfES Gross Administrative Costs—Cash (£000s) 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 DEL 248,103 220,825 206,650 213,987 212,834 217,326 219,170 AME 2,561 6,752 6,998 4,404 8,767 8,269 8,649 Total 250,664 227,577 213,648 218,391 221,601 225,595 227,819 Growth rate n/a -9% -6% 2% 1% 2% 1%
(b) DfES Gross Administrative Costs—Real Terms @ 2002–03 Prices DEL 288,051 248,707 226,520 229,017 222,846 222,759 219,170 AME 2,973 7,605 7,671 4,713 9,179 8,476 8,649 Total 291,024 256,311 234,191 233,731 232,025 231,235 227,819 Growth rate n/a -12% -9% 0% -1% 0% -1% Note:
DEL figures relate to the Departmental Expenditure Limit
AME figures relate to Annually Managed Expenditure