Private Office Costs (Hansard, 9 July 2003)

HC Deb 09 July 2003 vol 408 c794W 794W

§ Mr. Flight
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the running costs have been of Ministers' private offices in her Department in each year since 1997. [123098]

§ Ms Hewitt
The running costs of Ministers' private offices in each year since 1997 is as follows:

£ million

1997–98 3.8

1998–99 4.2

1999–2000 3.4

2000–01 3.6

2001–02 4.08

Complete data not yet available for 2002–03.

	£ million
1997–98	3.8
1998–99	4.2
1999–2000	3.4
2000–01	3.6
2001–02	4.08