To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families with reference to the written ministerial statement of 25 November 2008, Official Report, column 49WS, on departmental expenditure limit (2008-09), what the budget was for each of his Department’s budgets under (a) RfR1 and (b) RfR2 (i) before and (ii) after the changes announced in the written ministerial statement. (251415)

Changes to budgets are set out in Part II (Changes proposed) of the DCSF Winter Supplementary Estimate which was published as part of HC 1163 ‘Central Government Supply Estimate 2008-09 Winter Supplementary Estimates’ dated 25 November 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families with reference to the written ministerial statement of 25 November 2008, Official Report, column 49WS, on departmental expenditure limit (2008-09), which non-departmental public bodies have had their budgets increased as a result of the changes announced in the Statement. (251416)

Four non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) had their budgets increased as a result of changes announced in the written ministerial statement referred to: the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA); the National College for School Leadership (NCSL); the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDAS); and the Children’s Commissioner. In addition the Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) received a budget for the first time.