§ Norman LambTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will make a statement on the(a) purpose, (b) annual budget since inception, (c) projected budget for the next two years and (d) current work programme of the (i) Prime Minister's Delivery Unit, (ii) Office of Public Services Reform and (iii) Office of the e-Envoy. [139775]
§ Mr. AlexanderThe work of the units is explained in the Cabinet Office's Departmental Report for 2003, published in May 2003.
Financial Information is shown in the following table.
Budgets for the next two years will be decided on completion of the Cabinet Office planning round, which is currently under way.
Board, (b) Business Regulation Team, (c) Regulatory Reform Strategy Team, (d) Public Sector Team, (e) Europe and Economics Team, (f) Reform Strategy Group and (g) Corporate Development Group have met since they were established; how much each meeting cost; what the (i) annual budget since inception has been, (ii) projected budget for the next two years is and (iii) current work programme of each body is; and if he will make a statement. [139777]
§ Mr. AlexanderThe Cabinet Office Strategy Board has met regularly since its formation earlier this year. The secretariat for the Cabinet Office Strategy Board is an integral part of the Managing Director's private office. There is no separate budget line for this work. 879W The terms of reference for the Cabinet Office Strategy Board are available on the Cabinet Office website (www.cabinet-office.gov.uk).
The Business Regulation Team, the Regulatory Reform Strategy team, the Public Sector Team and, the Europe and Economics Team are all functional work
£ million 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 Business Regulation Team 0 0 0.1 0.3 0.3 Regulatory Reform Strategy 0 0 0 0.2 0.4 Public Sector Team 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.7 Europe and Economics Team 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 The work of the Regulatory Impact Unit is explained in the Cabinet Office's Departmental Report for 2003, published in May 2003.
The Reform Strategy Group and Corporate Development Group are functional units of the Cabinet Office. Annual budgets are as follows:
£ million 2002–03 2002–03 Reform Strategy Group 1.6 1— Corporate Development Group 17.1 14.7 1 The work of the Reform Strategy Group has been absorbed within other units. Budgets for the next two years will be decided on completion of the Cabinet Office planning round, which is currently under way.