Health written question – answered at on 27 October 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the running costs of Ministers' private offices in his Department have been in each year since 1997.
The running costs for Ministers' private offices for the financial years 1997–98 to 2003–04 were as follows:
£000 | |
---|---|
1997–98 | 1,849 |
1998–99 | 2,144 |
1999–00 | 2,653 |
2000–01 | 2,947 |
2001–02 | 2,876 |
2002–03 | 2,601 |
2003–04 | 3,041 |
Notes:
1. An additional Minister, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health, was appointed during 1999–2000.
2. The data is taken from the Department's accounting systems.
3. The salaries of Ministers themselves are not included.
4. Costs have also increased as a result of additional Parliamentary activity and legislation, resulting in an increase in correspondence and longer working.
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