§ Mr. HobanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the administrative costs were for the Department in each financial year from 1996–97(a) before adjustments for machinery of government changes and (b) after such adjustments. [143122]
§ Mr. Stephen Twigg[holding answer 9 December 2003]: The information requested is set out in the following table. the changes have been projected backwards to provide a consistent set of figures for the period requested.