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 Karen Buck (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 January 2006 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Administration Costs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport 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: Following the Treasury/ONS Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) methodology for country and regional analysis of spending by functions of Government Departments, administration costs are attributed to areas in the same proportions as the spending that they support. The allocation of benefits of the Department's identifiable expenditure is estimated for 2004–05 as (a) Northern Ireland 0.2 per cent., and (b) Wales 1.8 per cent., as reflected in table A7 of the Department's Annual Report 2005 (Cm 6527).

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 39949; 441 c1373W
Session: 2005-06
Subjects: Administration Costs Departmental responsibilities Department for Transport Government departments Functions Northern Ireland Wales
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