Written question asked by Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative) on Thursday, 23 April 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 April 2009. It was answered by Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 June 2009 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Departmental Responsibilities

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what expenditure her Department has incurred in the provision of programme centres, excluding expenditure on New Deal programmes, in each of the last 10 years.

Answer

Expenditure incurred in the provision of programme centres excluding expenditure on New Deal programmes in each of the last 10 years is as follows:

Financial year	Total programme centre spend (£ million)
1999-2000	30.8
2000-01	29.9
2001-02	18.6
2002-03	16.1
2003-04	19.4
2004-05	21.4
2005-06	14.0
2006-07	8.4
2007-08	9.6
2008-09	12.3

Secondary information