§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what funds his Department has allocated to the Government Offices for the Regions in(a) 2003–04, (b) 2004–05 and (c) 2005–06, (i) in cash terms and (ii) on a full resource budgeting basis. [96282]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeIn 2003–04 my Department has allocated £16.8 million to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister towards the funding of Government Offices. For 2004–05 and 2005–06 the funding for Government Offices is included in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's 2002 Spending Review settlement.
I have also agreed to provide an additional £1.4 million in 2003–04, £1.5 million in 2004–05, and –1.7 million in 2005–06 from my Department's 2002 Spending Review settlement, towards the central costs of the Regional Coordination Unit and Government Offices.
These figures are on a resource accounting basis; budgets are no longer allocated on a cash basis.