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Written question asked by Caroline Spelman (Conservative) on Monday, 22 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 24 March 2010. It was answered by Ian Pearson (Labour) on Thursday, 8 April 2010 on behalf of the Treasury.

Valuation Office Agency: Allowances

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst of 12 November 2009, Official Report, column 810W, on the Valuation Office: allowances, what individual expenses were paid to the Valuation Office Agency's (a) Chief Executive from April 2007 to March 2009, (b) Director of Data Strategy from April 2007 to March 2009 and (c) Deputy Chief Executive from April 2007 to March 2009.
Answer

The individual expenses paid to the chief executive, deputy chief executive and the director of data strategy of the Valuation Office Agency from April 2007 to March 2009 are shown in the following table:

£
2007-08 2008-09
Chief executive 235.70 237.60
Deputy chief executive 535.46 376.69
Director of data strategy 945.45 1,369.91

A further detailed analysis of the hotel expense statistics (as supplied by the travel provider) has revealed errors in the way in which the information from the travel supplier was interpreted. This position has now been clarified but., as a consequence, the figures shown on 12 November 2009, Official Report, column 810W, should show the revisions shown in brackets.

£
Expenses claimed 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009
Chief executive 4,934 (4,792) 3,194 (3,216)
Deputy chief executive 4,283 (3,083) 2,018 (2,843)
Director of data strategy 3,757 (2,649) 4,132 (1,956)

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
508 c1605-6W; 324233
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Allowances Valuation Office Agency
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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