§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many staff were employed by the(a) Broadcasting Standards Commission, (b) Independent Television Commission and (c) Radio Authority in each of the last five years; and what the annual budget was in each of those years in each case. [108936]
§ Dr. HowellsThe information requested is shown in the following table.
Staff numbers Income (£) Expenditure (£) Operating deficit/ credit (£)
ITC 1998 1195 18,019,000 18,111,000 -92,000 1999 1184 16,882,000 17,099,000 -217,000 2000 1187 18,551,000 18,229,000 -322,000 2001 1166 17,874,000 18,365,000 -491,000 2002 1180 19,138,000 20,091,000 -953,000 BSC 1997–98 23 1,975,331 1,997,529 -22,198 1998–99 23 1,994,248 2,009,892 -15,644 1999–2000 21 1,972,748 1,968,354 4,394 2000–01 21 1,955,897 1,971,509 -15,612 2001–02 20 2,100,812 2,020,488 80,324 Radio Authority 1998 41 3,500,000 3,530,000 -28,000 1999 40 3,950,000 3,940,000 8,000 2000 46 4,140,000 4,150,000 -8,000 2001 48 4,730,000 4,410,000 328,000 2002 47 4,720,000 4,830,000 -119,000 1 ITC staff numbers not including members of the commission.