HC Deb 27 February 2003 vol 400 cc721-2W
Matthew Green

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the(a) total budget and (b) departmental funding for (i) rent assessment panels, (ii) The Ordnance Survey, (iii) The Standards Board for England, (iv) The Housing Corporation, (v) Housing Action Trust, (vi) The Boundary Commission for England. (vii) The Boundary Commission for Wales, (viii) The Property Advisory Group, (ix) The Audit Commission, (x) English Partnerships, (xi) The Rent Service, (xii) the Advisory Panel on Standards for the Planning Inspectorate, (xiii) Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre and (xiv) The Fire Service College in (A) 2000–01, (B) 2001–02, (C) 2002–03, (D) 2004–05 and (E) 2005–06. [94582]

Mr. Leslie

The figures requested for (ii) the Ordnance Survey, (iii) the Standards Board for England (which came into existence in April 2001) (iv) The Housing Corporation, (v) Housing Action Trusts, (ix) the Audit Commission, (x) English Partnerships, (xi) the Rent Service, (xiii) Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre and (xiv) the Fire Service College, for 2000–01 and 2001–02 are published in their annual report and accounts, copies of which are available in the Library of the House.

For 2002–03 the figures are in the following table:

£
(a) Total Budget (b)Departmental Funding
(ii) the Ordnance Survey 1112,000,000 —
(iii) the Standards Board for England 7,900,000 7,900,000
(iv) the Housing Corporation 1,156,887,000 31,158,936,000
(v) Housing Action Trusts 114,800,000 114,800,000
(ix) Audit Commission 2207,000,000 21,700,000
(x) English Partnerships 145,650,000 140,000,000
(xi) The Rent Service 42,500,000 42,500,000
(xiii) Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre 7,000,000 426,000
(xiv) Fire Service College 119,000,000 550,000
1This includes amounts paid by Government for the provision of data and services.
2 The Audit Commission's financial year is 1 November to 31 October, this figure is forecast to end October 2003.
3 The excess in Departmental funding to total budget is due to an accrual difference.

Note

Budgets for 2004–05 and 2005–06 are not yet available.

The (i) rent assessment panels, (vi) the Parliamentary Boundary Commission for England, (vii) the Parliamentary Boundary Commission for Wales, (viii) the Property Advisory Group, and (xii) the Advisory Panel on Standards for the Planning Inspectorate do not receive Government funding other than costs to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister of sponsoring these bodies.