Written question asked by David Laws (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 6 February 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 February 2003. It was answered by Nicholas Brown (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 February 2003 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Dept for Work and Pensions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department plans to spend on the Employment Development Fund in each year from 2002-03 to 2004-05; what the purpose is of this fund; and if he will make a statement. - Inc ref to tables 1-11 of the 'Department for Work and Pensions Departmental Report - The Government's expenditure plans 2002-03 and 2003-04' (Command 5424), in Library.

Answer: Mr. David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department plans to spend on the Employment Development Fund in each year from 2002-03 to 2004-05; what the purpose is of this fund; and if he will make a statement. [97350] Mr. Nicholas Brown: The Employment Development Fund (EOF) was established to fund the delivery of employment policies, including the set up of Jobcentre Plus. As part of the 2002 Spending Review, the Department's settlement for the three year period from 2003-04 to 2005-06 subsumed the resources previously in the EDF. The current expenditure plans of the Department for Work and Pensions are contained in Tables 1-11 of the 'Department for Work and Pensions Departmental Report--The Government's expenditure plans 2002-03 and 2003-04' (Command 5424), which is in the Library.

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