HC Deb 22 October 2003 vol 411 c615W
Mr. Dodds

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the total costs were of the International Independent Commission on Decommissioning for the last full year of its operation; and what proportion was borne by(a) Her Majesty's Government and (b) the Irish Government. [131676]

Jane Kennedy

The Commission's running costs are shared equally between the British and Irish Governments. The British Government's share of the costs, for the financial year 2002–03, is £309,600.