Written question asked by Mike Weir (Scottish National Party) on Monday, 19 December 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 January 2006. It was answered by David Lammy (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 February 2006 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Departmental Expenditure

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the expenditure on (a) buildings and (b) insurance of buildings and staff was of (i) her Department and (ii) each (A) non-departmental public body, (B) Executive agency and (C) other public body for which her Department is responsible in each English region in each of the last three financial years; and what the planned expenditure is for 2005–06 in each case.

Answer: Expenditure by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on buildings, including rent and building services was services was £7,040,000, in 2002–03, £7,488,000 in 2003–04 and £7,311,000 in 2004–05; with planned expenditure of £7,300,000 in 2005–06.Expenditure by the Department on insurance of buildings was £76,200 in 2003–04 and £88,500 in 2004–05; with planned expenditure of £107,400 in 2005–06. Insurance costs for 2002–03 could be extracted only at disproportionate cost.Neither the Department, nor Royal Parks Agency, insure its staff.The Royal Parks Agency, did not incur expenditure on insurance of buildings until 2005–06, when there is forecast expenditure of £7,000.The Royal Parks Agency does not pay rent on the buildings for which it has responsibility. Its building services costs were: £6,941,000 in 2002–03, £7,738,000 in 2003–04, £7,574,000 in 2004–05 and with planned expenditure of £7,000,000 in 2005–06.Information requested in respect of the non-departmental public bodies could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 442 c1296-7W;442 c1296-7W; 40070
Session: 2005-06
Subjects: Executive agencies Buildings Expenditure Government departments Insurance Non-departmental public bodies Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Contains statistics: Yes
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