Health and Safety Executive: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much was spent by (a) the Health and Safety Executive and (b) the Health and Safety Commission in each year since 2005-06; and how much is expected to be spent in 2008-09. (186683)

The following table sets out the amount spent by Health and Safety Commission/Executive for the period requested. The forecast expenditure for 2008-09 will be available once the Health and Safety Commission/Executive agrees its spending review 2007 settlement with the Department for Work and Pensions.

*£000*
Financial year	Health and Safety Executive	Health and Safety Commission	Total HSC/E
2005-06¹	238,157	848	239,005
2006-07	232,846	890	233,736
2007-08²	215,022	830	215,852
2008-09	n/a	n/a	n/a
¹ The 2005-06 outturn has been restated to reflect the transfer of responsibility for rail regulation from HSE to the Office of Rail Regulation on 1 April 2006. ² The 2007-08 figures are the latest forecast used to inform the Spring Supplementary Estimate.

Volume 472: debated on Thursday 21 February 2008