The following table provides the cost of leasing buildings and office space for the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) and its agencies in each of the last five years.
£ (a) NIO core Department (b) NIO agencies 2002-03 2,772,289 510,961 2003-04 4,639,322 757,961 2004-05 4,415,755 873,961 2005-06 5,298,142 958,961 2006-07 7,774,456 1,025,961