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Written question asked by Peter Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 14 June 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 16 June 2006. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 June 2006 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.


Child Support Agency

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the total cost was of running the Child Support Agency in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
Answer

The total running costs over the last five years are as follows:

Costs (£ million)
2001-02 11.380
2002-03 13.500
2003-04 15.023
2004-05 15.046
2005-06 16.225

The expenditure covers normal operating costs and costs attributed to the child support reforms. The breakdown for the last five years is as follows:

£ million
Operating costs Child support reforms
2001-02 9.301 2.079
2002-03 10.225 3.275
2003-04 11.130 3.893
2004-05 11.620 3.426
2005-06 12.209 4.016

Please note the Annual Report and Accounts of the Northern Ireland Child Support Agency for the financial year 2005-06 are still subject to review by Audit.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
447 c1774W; 78751
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Operating costs Northern Ireland Child Support Agency
Link
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