To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what estimate he has made of the Office of the Third Sector’s expenditure in 2007-08; and what budget has been set for the Office for 2009-10. (191095)

The outturn for the Office of the Third Sector for 2007-08 will be available only when the Department’s resource accounts are fully audited and laid before Parliament. This is expected to be before the 2008 summer recess. The budget for the Office of the Third Sector can be found in the Spring Supplementary Estimate 2007-08 published on the HM Treasury website:

http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk./media/D/A/springsupps0708_cabinet_office.pdf.

The 2009-10 programme budget is as set out in the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Fareham (Mr. Hoban) on 17 December 2007, Official Report, column 1084W.