Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Thursday, 19 October 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 October 2006. It was answered by Phil Woolas (Labour) on Tuesday, 31 October 2006 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Social Exclusion Unit

Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the answer of 9 October 2006, Official Report, column 99W, on the Social Exclusion Unit, what funding and resources were assigned to the former Social Exclusion Unit for 2006-07; and where this funding will be directed now that the Unit is no longer in operation.

Answer: I have been asked to reply.The Social Exclusion Unit's budget for 2006-07 was £2,300,000. Following the closure of the Social Exclusion Unit this funding was distributed in line with the relocation of staff. 19 posts transferred permanently to the Social Exclusion Taskforce, and £916,000 was accordingly allocated to the Cabinet Office. The remainder of the budget was distributed within the Department for Communities and Local Government in line with the deployment of remaining staff including for the new social exclusion (places) work.

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