Written question asked by James Gray (Conservative) on Tuesday, 18 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 November 2003. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Thursday, 20 November 2003 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total budget approved for the market-making exercise in support of Project ASPIRE was in each year from 2000-01 to 2002-03; and what the actual expenditure recorded against budget was in each case. - Includes no figures.

Answer: Mr. Gray: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total budget approved for the market-making exercise in support of Project ASPIRE was in each year from 2000-01 to 2002-03; and what the actual expenditure recorded against budget was in each case. [140448] Dawn Primarolo: Expenditure on the market making exercise fell only in the 2001-02 and 2002-03 financial years. No separate budget was allocated to the Market- making exercise, which was funded as part of the general budget for the ASPIRE project.

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