Private Office Costs

HC Deb 06 November 2003 vol 412 c795W

Mr. Flight

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the running costs of Ministers' private offices have been in his Department in each year since 1997. [123103]

Yvette Cooper

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar (Mr. Pickles) on 7 May 2003,Official Report, column 771W.