Written question asked by Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 15 December 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 January 2001. It was answered by Lord Wills (Labour) on Monday, 8 January 2001 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list for each financial year from 1998-99 until the latest date for which sums have been allocated, the amount his Department has spent and expects to spend on the implementation of the White Paper on Modernising Government. - Includes ref to Cm 4011, Cm 4181, Cm 4807, Cm 4808 and Cm 4812.

Answer: Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list for each financial year from 1998-99 until the latest date for which sums have been allocated, the amount his Department has spent and expects to spend on the implementation of the White Paper on modernising government. [143603] Mr. Wills: Amounts used by Departments for the implementation of the White Paper on modernising government are integral and not separately identifiable within the resources allocated in the comprehensive spending review and the spending review 2000. These and departmental plans are set out in the respective White Papers, "Modernising Public Services for Britain", Cm 4011, and "Public Services for the Future", CM 4181; and "Spending Review 2000", Cm 4807 and Cm 4808. Details of individual departmental spends are available on the public sector outturn White Paper for 1999-2000, Cm 4812.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 360 c399W; 143603
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Expenditure Government departments Modernisation Department for Education and Employment Modernising government programme
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