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Written question asked by Baroness Jowell (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 May 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 May 2011. It was answered by Lord Maude of Horsham (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 May 2011 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Public Bodies: Reform

Question
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 16 March 2011, Official Report, columns 9-10WS, on public bodies reform programme, if he will (a) prepare and (b) publish a schedule setting out the contribution of each public body to the reduction in spending through public bodies.
Answer

[holding answer 9 May 2011]: The following table sets out total reductions for the bodies sponsored by each Department that informed the estimates I announced on 16 March 2011. These are estimates as of 16 March, expressed as real-terms cumulative totals over the spending review period.

£ million
Estimated cumulative admin reductions from public bodies over SR period Estimated cumulative programme spending reductions from public bodies over SR period Estimated cumulative capital spending reductions from public bodies over SR period Estimated total cumulative reductions over SR period
BIS 882.00 10,030.93 2,466.77 13,379.69
CO 9.71 59.97 8.00 77.68
CLG 168.62 280.73 12,962.55 13,411.9
Local government 60.54 0 0 60.54
DCMS 206.35 1,287.70 382.22 1,876.27
DECC ¹— ¹— ¹— ¹—
DEFRA 269.51 446.27 509.87 1,225.66
DfE 673.88 ¹— ¹— 673.88
DfID ¹— ¹— ¹— 0.00
DH 67.00 ¹— ¹— 67.00
FCO ²— ²— ²— 0.00
HMT ¹— ¹— ¹— 0.00
MoJ (inc AGO) 86.46 1,486.70 47.7 1,620.85
HO (inc GEO) 131.16 383.14 189.77 704.07
MoD 1.59 0.00 0.00 1.59
DfT 21.59 ¹— ¹— 21.59
DWP 17.95 -20.81 31.63 262.67³
Total 2,596.36 13,954.63 16,598.51 33,383.39
¹ Not provided
² Minimal
³ DWP total reduction figure includes a £233.9 million reduction which has not been classified as admin or programme expenditure.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
54524; 527 c1172-4W
Session
2010-12
Related items
Public Bodies Reform Programme
Wednesday, 16 March 2011
Written statements
House of Commons
Subjects
Public bodies Reform
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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