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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 Shaun Woodward (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 January 2006 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Administration Costs

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which functions of his core Department are carried out in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) Wales; and what administrative costs were associated with these functions for each area in the last year.
Answer

The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) Core Department functions and the associated administrative costs for 2004–05, carried out in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) Wales were as follows:

(a)
Function Total administrative costs 2004–05 (£)
Central Administration 27,898,559
Ministers 3,080,107
Political Directive 4,848,917
Bloody Sunday (Saville) Inquiry 1,180,000
Dept of the Director of Public Prosecutions 14,542,000
Criminal Justice 10,421,000
Policing and Security 4,634,000

(b) There are no functions of the NIO Core Department carried out in Wales.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
39948; 441 c562W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Administration Costs Departmental responsibilities Government departments Functions Northern Ireland Wales Northern Ireland Office
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk