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Written question asked by Lord Wills (Labour) on Thursday, 26 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 January 2006. It was answered by Phil Woolas (Labour) on Thursday, 16 February 2006 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.


Swindon Borough Council

Question
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the total cost of officials from his Department engaged full-time in supporting Swindon borough council has been since 2003.
Answer

No official from the ODPM has been engaged full-time in supporting Swindon borough council.A lead official was appointed in 2002 to monitor Swindon borough council'simprovement. That official is paid at rates within the salary range for a senior civil servant at pay band 1, ie minimum rate £54,788 to maximum rate £76,156. During the period concerned, between two and four days each week have on average been spent on work related to Swindon.In addition £2 million has been provided, by ODPM and Department of Health, to support Swindon's improvement.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
442 c2251-2W;442 c2251-2W; 46887
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Costs Civil servants Swindon Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Swindon Borough Council
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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