§ Mr. DoddsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the total costs of the press office of the Northern Ireland Office were in 2002–03, broken down by(a) staff costs, (b) administration and (c) other. [113445]
§ Mr. Paul MurphyThe following costs are for the core Department's Press Office. (Outside the core it includes only Prison Service NI.)
Costs for core Department's Press Office2002–03 £ Cost (a) Staff costs 1,292,309 (b) Administration 585,186 (c) Other costs 398,588 Total 2,276,083