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Written question asked by Damian Green (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 July 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 July 2008. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Monday, 1 September 2008 on behalf of the Home Office.


UK Border Agency: Finance

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the (a) budget for and (b) expenditure on maritime border patrols and operations was by (i) the UK Border Agency and (ii) other agencies involved in border patrol in each year since 1997.
Answer

The following table provides details of expenditure relating to these operations, for the financial years 2002-03 through to 2007-08. These costs include: staffing; travel and subsistence; vessel service and maintenance; running costs and depreciation. This information has been taken from management information reports from both HMRC and HMCE finance ledgers.

£ million
2002-03 10.2
2003-04 9.0
2004-05 9.7
2005-06 10.3
2006-07 10.6
2007-08 12.2

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
479 c1597W; 220115
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Borders Finance UK Border Agency Patrol craft
Link
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