§ Mr. LetwinTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the total administration costs were in his Department in financial years(a) 1996–97 and (b) 1997–98. [186063]
§ Mr. MacShaneDetails of the Department's gross running costs for 1996–97 and 1997–98 are contained in Table 5.5 of Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2000–01 (Cm 4601). These figures are on a cash basis. 681W From Public Expenditure Analyses 2001-02 (Cm 5101), Departments' administrative expenditure was reported on a resource basis, as administration costs.
Copies of Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses are in the Library of the House and are on HM Treasury's public website (www.hm-treasury.gov.uk).
China1 2003–04 2002–03 2001–02 2000–01 1999–2000 1998–99 Student applications received 35,508 34,477 29,338 18,933 12,574 5,429 Students refused 11,554 9,095 7,986 5,073 3,114 1,501 Refused as percentage of received 32.5 26.4 27.2 26.8 24.8 27.6 1Financial year running 1 April to 31 March. The figures include statistics from our missions in Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. The majority of student applications are made in Beijing.