(2) how much the National Lottery Commission spent on staff expenses in each year since 1997;
(3) how many full-time equivalent staff were employed by the National Lottery Commission in each year since 1997;
(4) how much the National Lottery Commission paid to external consultants in each year since 1997;
(5) how much the National Lottery Commission spent on salaries in each year since 1997;
(6) how much the National Lottery Commission spent on staff bonuses in each year since 1997.
The National Lottery Commission have advised that the following payments were made:
Administration Staff expenses Number of FTE staff Consultants costs Salaries Bonus 1999-2000 271,000 37,000 37 1,378,000 1,367,000 — 2000-01 293,000 88,000 33 2,438,000 1,443,000 11,000 2001-02 224,000 77,000 30 700,000 1,362,000 26,000 2002-03 224,000 41,000 28 772,000 1,439,000 32,000 2003-04 217,000 32,000 41 1,049,000 1,811,000 50,000 2004-05 275,000 40,000 42 1,029,000 1,960,000 49,000 2005-06 344,000 129,000 42 5,241,000 2,283,000 61,000 2006-07 356,000 35,000 44.5 7,506,000 2,536,000 80,000 2007-08 628,000 57,000 43.6 2,637,000 2,650,000 72,000 Notes: 1. The National Lottery Commission was set up on 1 April 1999. As such, figures have been provided from financial year 1999-2000. 2. Administration costs exclude legal advice, external auditor's remuneration or other consultancy costs. 3. Staff expenses figures are travel and subsistence expenses claimed by NLC staff. 4. Consultancy costs include legal costs, external auditor's remuneration and other consultancy costs. 5. Salaries include pension and national insurance contributions. 6. Staff bonuses are paid in July each year, in arrears for the previous financial year. 7. Throughout the financial years 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08 the Commission was running the competition to award the national lottery operator licence.