HC Deb 26 May 2004 vol 421 cc1666-7W
Mr. Damian Green

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the(a) budget and (b) staffing levels of the Security Industry Authority are. [174177]

Ms Blears

The level of grant funding for the Security Industry Authority (SIA) for 2004–05, as published in the Treasury Main Supply Estimate (HC 466), is £25,700,000. This expenditure will be largely offset by licence fees. The maximum staffing level of the SIA is projected to be 122.

Mr. Damian Green

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the work the Security Industry Authority has carried out since 1 April 2003. [174178]

Ms Blears

During this period the Security Industry Authority (SIA) has undertaken a considerable programme of work preparing itself and the security industry for the introduction of regulation. This has included work on licensing, compliance and investigation, communications, strategic development, and corporate services. Full details of the work undertaken by the SIA will be published in their Corporate and Business plan in due course.