§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what his estimate is of the real growth of planned total expenditure by his Department for each year from 2002–03 to 2005–06; and if he will make a statement; [97351]
(2) what estimate he has made of the change in real spending on total administration costs for gross controlled areas for each year from 1998–99 to 2003–04 (planned); and if he will make a statement. [97347]
§ Mr. McCartneyThe Department for Work and Pensions came into being on 1 April 2001. Consequently there are no comparable figures prior to this date. The final provision for 2002–03 has yet to receive parliamentary approval and therefore a comparison with actual expenditure for 2001–02 or planned expenditure for 2003–04 cannot be made. The current expenditure plans of the Department for Work and Pensions are contained in Tables 1–11 of the departmental report: The Government expenditure plans 2002–03 to 2003–04, Command 5424.