§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what the running costs of(a) the Department and (b) each of its sponsored agencies were in (i) 1997 and (ii) the most recent year for which figures are available. [90708]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonDetailed information on administration costs for my Department and its agencies, going back to 1998–99 and with projections to 2003–04, is set out in Table A4 of the 2002 departmental report (Cm 5408). Data for years before 1998–99 are not available on the same basis. Provisional outturn for 201W gross and net administration costs limits were published in Public Expenditure 2001 plans to 2005–06, will be published in the 2003 departmental report in the spring.