Departmental Administration Costs
International Development
John Redwood (Wokingham, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much was spent on the administration of his Department in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12.
Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative)
DFID's annual report and accounts show the following administration expenditure for the years ended
| Spend (£000) | Percentage of total spend | Budget (£000) | |
| 2009-10 | 159,048 | 2.26 | 159,950 |
| 2010-11 | 148,202 | 1.92 | 151,986 |
| Note: Total spend represents total budget outturn. | |||
The 2011-12 annual report and accounts are currently being finalised and will be available on the Department's external website with effect from
Like all Government Departments DFID are required to make administration savings of one third of their core administration budget across spending review 2010, which covers the period 2010-11 to 2014-15.