To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the annual budget of the Adjudicators Office is; and if he will make a statement. (202665)

In 2006-07 the cost of the Adjudicator’s Office was £2.48 million. This figure was given in written evidence to the Treasury Committee on 15 January 2008 by Mr. Simon Oakes, the head of the Adjudicator’s Office. The figure includes an apportionment for accommodation and other services provided directly by HMRC, and is therefore higher than the £1.99 million quoted in the annual report for 2006-07.