Written question asked by Mike Penning (Conservative) on Tuesday, 13 January 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 January 2009. It was answered by Ben Bradshaw (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 January 2009 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Care Quality Commission: Buildings

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much will be paid by the Care Quality Commission for the rent of its premises in 2009-10; and whether it shares its premises with any other publicly-funded body.

Answer: The Chair of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has informed us that the preliminary 2009-10 estates budget for CQC is expected to be £9.7 million, which consists of an operating budget of £8.4 million and £1.3 million allocated in the transitional budget for the phased migration in the first half of 2009-10 out of existing buildings surplus to the Commission's requirements.The number of premises to be shared with other publicly funded bodies is not currently available.

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