Private Office Costs (Hansard, 17 July 2003)

HC Deb 17 July 2003 vol 409 cc500-1W 500W

§ Mr. Flight
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the running costs of Ministers' private offices have been in his Department in each year since 1997. [123114]

§ Mr. Alexander
The running costs of Ministers' private offices, the Cabinet Office parliamentary branch and the ministerial correspondence and support team for each financial year from May 1997 to 2002–03 are set out in the table.
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Financial year Number of private offices Total net running costs (£)

May 1997–98 3 1,173,014

1998–99 3 1,368,862

1999–2000 4 1,465,634

2000–01 4 1,877,053

2001–02 6 2,173,436

2002–03 3 1,429,560

Financial year	Number of private offices	Total net running costs (£)
May 1997–98	3	1,173,014
1998–99	3	1,368,862
1999–2000	4	1,465,634
2000–01	4	1,877,053
2001–02	6	2,173,436
2002–03	3	1,429,560