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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Answer

Mr. Edward Davey: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the estimated (a) total budget, (b) departmental funding and (c) cost to his Department of the (i) Property Consultative Group, (ii) Home Buying and Selling Forum, (iii) Central Stakeholder Group, (iv) Building Regulations Advisory Committee and (v) Home Ownership Task Force are for the financial years 2005-06 to 2007-08. [187564] Keith Hill: With regard to the Property Consultative Group, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 28 April 2004, Official Report, column 1139W. The Home Buying and Selling Forum and Central Stakeholder Groups are hosted by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, in one of its buildings and the costs falls within its general administration and staff budget: there is no separate budget for these groups. The estimated costs for the financial years 2005-06 to 2007-08 are not expected to change significantly from those quoted for 2004-05, in the answer given on 30 June 2004, Official Report, column 294W. The Building Regulations Advisory Committee does not receive Government funding other than costs internal to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister of sponsoring it. We are unable to estimate costs for the financial years 2005-06 to 2007-08, but do not expect them to change significantly from the £70,000 quoted for 2003-04 on 28 April 2004, Official Report, column 1140W. With regard to the Home Ownership Task Force, the answer is none. The Task Force's work was completed with the publication of its report "A Home of My Own" on 13 November 2003.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

424 c1168-9W;424 c1177-8W; 187564

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Costs Finance Public bodies Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Building Regulations Advisory Committee Home Buying and Selling Forum Home Ownership Task Force Property Consultative Group Central Stakeholders Group

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