Education and Skills written question – answered at on 26 January 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills
(1) what the total expenditure on Sure Start was in each year that the scheme has been in operation;
(2) what proportion of the budget for Sure Start was spent on administration in each year that the scheme has been in operation.
The information is as follows:
Total expenditure (£ million) | Proportion spent on administrative costs(47) (percentage) | |
---|---|---|
1999–2000 | 7 | 15 |
2000–01 | 56 | 4 |
2001–02 | 134 | 3 |
2002–03 | 216 | 2 |
2003–04 | 718 | 2 |
(47) Administrative costs comprises of salaries and general office administration costs for all activities undertaken by the wider Sure Start Unit, including its regional teams.
The expenditure data quoted for 1999–00 to 2002–03 relate to Sure Start Local Programmes only (the Sure Start Scheme").
During 2002, Sure Start merged with the Early Years and Childcare Functions and as a consequence, only combined data are available from 2003–04.
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