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Downing Street Political Office

Volume 470: debated on Tuesday 22 January 2008

To ask the Prime Minister (1) what proportion of the cost of the position of the administrator of the Downing Street Political Office will be met by the public purse; and when the post was established; (175075)

(2) how much and what proportion of the administrative costs of the Downing Street Political Office was funded by the public purse in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07;

(3) for how much of his working time the administrator of the Downing Street Political Office will be based in Downing Street.

The staffing and associated costs for my Political Office are met by the Labour party. As has been the case under successive Administrations, marginal costs associated with the Political Office are met from within the overall budget for 10 Downing street.