Written question asked by Mark Hoban (Conservative) on Thursday, 4 December 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 December 2003. It was answered by Stephen Twigg (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 December 2003 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the administrative costs were for the Department in each financial year from 1996-97 (a) before adjustments for machinery of government changes and (b) after such adjustments. - Inc table. (Holding answer 9 December 2003).

Answer: Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the administrative costs were for the Department in each financial year from 1996-97 (a) before adjustments for machinery of government changes and (b) after such adjustments. [143122] Mr. Stephen Twigg: [holding answer 9 December 2003]: The information requested is set out in the following table. the changes have been projected backwards to provide a consistent set of figures for the period requested. Net administration costs £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 (planned) Total Admin Costs before 269 244 232 245 254 270 258 252 adjustment Machinery of Government -28 -25 -26 -26 -26 -33 -32 -32 changes from 2001 Machinery of Government 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 6 changes from 2003 (provisional) Total Admin Costs after 241 219 211 224 233 242 231 226 adjustment1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Figures include Sure Start and the Children and Young People's Unit where appropriate.

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