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National School of Government

Volume 495: debated on Wednesday 8 July 2009

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what the estimated running costs of the National School of Government are in 2009-10; (283581)

(2) how much funding the Government is providing to the National School of Government in 2009-10;

(3) how much the National School of Government received from each Government Department in payment for courses for their staff in each of the last three years.

This is a matter for the National School of Government. I have asked the principal and chief executive to reply.

Letter from Rod Clark, dated July 2009:

In the Written Ministerial Statement to the House on 9 January 2007 (Official Report Col 5WS), the then Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office (Pat McFadden MP) announced that the National School of Government was now a Non Ministerial Department. Consequently, the Minister for the Cabinet Office has asked me to reply to your Parliamentary Questions about the National School of Government.

The National School has running cost provision in the 2009-10 Main Parliamentary Estimates of £30,395,000 (PQ 283581).

The National School recovers the large majority of its costs from charging for the learning and development and consultancy services that it provides and is expected to earn Appropriations-in-Aid of £30,000,000 in 2009-10. £395,000 net funding is provided to the National School via the Parliamentary Estimate (PQ 283582).

The attached table shows the income that the National School received from government departments including agencies and other bodies in the financial years 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09 (PQ 283588). The income relates to departments:

1. sending staff on the School’s open programmes that are contained in our portfolio. Latest information on courses and services is available on the National School website:

http://www.nationalschool.gov.uk

2. commissioning the School to run tailored programmes specifically for the department; and

3. consultancy work.

Some of the tailored work commissioned by departments may involve the attendance on programmes of people from outside the department. In particular, the Department for International Development commissions the School to carry out international work as part of the UK aid programme.

National School of Government: Income

£

Organisation

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

Animal Health

3,125.00

21,192.00

29,000.00

Army Training and Recruiting Agency

0.00

75,000.00

0.00

Assets Recovery Agency

34,707.00

56,794.00

1,260.00

Attorney-Generals Office

3,662.00

2,857.00

7,880.00

Big Lottery Fund

18,520.00

14,729.00

18,585.00

British Embassy

19,902.00

14,186.00

2,695.50

British High Commission

188,137.02

181,284.32

97,535.30

British Library

1,050.00

7,036.10

3,760.50

Buying Solutions

38,781.06

16,906.00

5,658.40

Cabinet Office

695,262.05

746,434.78

704,425.27

Central Office of Information

58,522.00

57,571.00

55,719.20

Central Science Laboratory

2,100.00

6,995.00

6,715.00

Centre for Applied Learning

14,608.00

9,492.00

0.00

Centre for Applied Learning (CAL)

0.00

25,177.79

17,275.00

Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

4,290.00

10,180.00

16,365.00

Charity Commission

6,647.00

8,445.00

20,926.00

Child Support Agency

49,012.98

43,810.25

18,097.00

Commonwealth Secretariat

0.00

28,705.50

25,335.60

Communities and Local Government

696,004.58

658,672.50

627,285.50

Companies House

13,594.00

12,544.00

12,767.50

Criminal Justice System

655.00

957.50

3,750.00

Criminal Records Bureau

69,569.66

11,435.00

16,321.25

Crown Office

2,860.00

295.00

0.00

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

32,445.00

15,135.50

14,185.00

Crown Prosecution Service

103,600.22

132,822.70

110,068.00

Crown Solicitors Office

825.00

300.00

640.00

Customs and Revenue Internal Governance

0.00

3,016.20

0.00

Defence Bills Agency

0.00

0.00

19,200.00

Defence Estates

87,731.27

2,850.00

5,130.00

Defence Procurement Agency

1,550.00

0.00

0.00

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

57,834.00

30,215.00

42,155.96

Defence Storage and Distribution Agency

3,940.98

0.00

2,500.00

Defence Support Group

0.00

0.00

450.00

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

529,949.83

636,858.63

1,094,762.88

Department for Children, Schools and Families

770,205.47

702,053.29

737,187.63

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

204,312.35

270,726.45

240,528.80

Department for Employment and Learning

18,410.00

3,800.00

1,850.00

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

789,963.79

816,484.64

592,635.09

Department for International Development

1,295,474.76

1,683,721.55

1,735,146.65

Department for Regional Development

15,819.00

19,010.00

8,510.00

Department for Social Development, N. Ireland

259,753.28

111,723.69

14,207.07

Department for Transport

565,741.01

521,764.10

498,985.41

Department for Work and Pensions

399,109.84

796,729.52

1,477,014.74

Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure NI

3,998.99

0.00

425.00

Department of Education NI

18,605.00

14,740.00

146.00

Department of Energy and Climate Change

0.00

0.00

12,904.00

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment

1,165.00

650.00

425.00

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment NI

15,300.00

15,365.00

1,420.00

Department of Health

379,172.96

489,235.82

568,525.99

Department of Health Social Services and Public Safety NI

28,333.66

650.00

18,365.00

Department of Justice Equality and Law Reform

3,280.00

3,380.00

0.00

Department of the Environment

16,944.00

8,610.00

4,210.00

Department of the Marine and Natural Resources

370.00

0.00

0.00

Drinking Water Inspectorate

0.00

0.00

1,570.00

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

142,469.64

111,404.55

110,443.70

Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency (NI)

1,125.00

0.00

0.00

Driving Standards Agency

30,089.26

22,323.00

42,775.00

Emergency Planning College

13,517.75

0.00

0.00

Environment and Heritage Service Northern Ireland

355.00

95.00

3,000.00

European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites

2,686.66

0.00

0.00

Export Credits Guarantee Department

26,015.84

51,151.50

26,769.00

Fire Service College

11,793.50

8,620.00

4,520.00

Fisheries Research Services Marine Laboratory

7,980.00

10,901.00

1,525.00

Food and Environment Research Agency

0.00

4,170.00

1.825.00

Food Standards Agency

325,528.19

406,997.81

282,230.01

Football Licensing Authority

400.00

1,515.00

3,844.00

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

761,098.43

797,549.02

1,352,216.14

Forensic Science Service

36,536.68

11,884.00

2,525.00

Forestry Commission

31,575.50

65,366.00

78,434.86

Gambling Commission

0.00

0.00

245.00

General Register Office (Scotland)

7,830.00

3,815.00

2,380.00

Government Actuary’s Department

370.00

370.00

6,750.00

Government Car and Despatch Agency

1,980.00

5,360.00

1,000.00

Government Communication Bureau

29,150.00

19,525.00

5,675.00

Government Communication Planning Directorate

30,705.32

19,141.56

22,863.78

Government Communications Centre

0.00

0.00

6,500.00

Government Communications Headquarters

104,196.09

177,503.93

198,401.70

Government Equality Office

0.00

0.00

9,949.50

Government Office for the East of England

0.00

3,975.00

975.00

Government Office for the North West

105,279.84

125,066.19

104,368.29

Government Office for the South West

29,900.27

18,010.00

4,015.00

Government Skills

0.00

4,385.00

32,549.50

Govnet Communications

0.00

800.00

0.00

Health and Social Care Information Centre

1,640.00

0.00

0.00

Health and Safety Commission

0.00

305.00

0.00

Health and Safety Executive

247,182.20

298,267.57

221,732.00

Health and Safety Laboratory

6,746.00

1,700.00

6,525.00

Her Majesty’s Government Communication Centre

5,400.00

20,160.00

18,480.50

Highways Agency

147,286.52

128,602.50

116,830.00

Historic Scotland

3,728.00

2,495.00

4,102.50

HM Courts Service

36,025.40

85,219.50

101,623.00

HM Inspectorate of Probation

0.00

0.00

10,000.00

HM Prison Service

186,780.94

325,205.71

336,955.61

HM Revenue and Customs

672,134.69

566,218.85

1,108,759.88

HM Treasury

438,574.84

428,926.99

566,797.00

Home Housing Corporation

0.00

0.00

900.00

Home Office

1,333,578.42

1,037,95823

1,325,400.68

Home Office: Border and Immigration Agency

14,090.80

29,943.00

9,565.25

Home Office: Centre for Learning and Development

0.00

3,200.00

7,200.00

Home Office: Immigration and Nationality

25,930.00

0.00

0.00

Home Office: Immigration Service

1,000.00

4,200.00

0.00

Home Office: Police Leadership and Powers Unit

0.00

18,748.50

0.00

House of Commons

168.00

0.00

535.50

Identity and Passport Service

148,643.45

150,221.94

175,972.20

Imperial War Museum

1,721.00

1,750.00

630.00

Independent Safeguarding Authority

0.00

0.00

2,020.00

Institute for Animal Health

0.00

1,134.00

1,360.00

Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research

2,890.00

0.00

0.00

Jobcentre Plus

87,214.85

55,355.17

103,064.50

Land Registry

200,159.78

305,461.00

187,680.50

Law Officers Department

0.00

0.00

705.00

Legal Services Commission

31,966.14

20,015.00

35,039.00

London Development Agency

0.00

4,025.00

1,750.00

Marine Fisheries Agency

0.00

555.00

12,575.00

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

26,624.25

17,717.50

14,329.00

Meat Hygiene Service

14,807.00

3,450.00

12,750.00

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

17,336.80

7,872.00

31,809.50

Met Office

57,541.63

64,230.20

30,139.80

Ministry of Defence

2,100,259.72

2,384,843.86

2,557,433.57

Ministry of Defence: Defence Equipment and Support

0.00

0.00

6,400.00

Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency

0.00

0.00

9,722.72

Ministry of Justice

510,574.76

721,903.11

681,247.05

Museum of London

275.00

0.00

0.00

Museum of Science and Industry

0.00

0.00

665.00

Museums Libraries and Archives Council

5,795.00

1,385.00

1,500.00

National Archives

32,139.50

19,977.50

34,706.00

National Archives of Scotland

0.00

990.00

270.00

National Audit Office

4,545.00

9,430.00

14,055.00

National Employment Panel

0.00

4,095.00

0.00

National Gallery

0.00

600.00

630.00

National Heritage Memorial Fund

890.00

1,420.00

0.00

National Maritime Museum

0.00

4,250.00

0.00

National Museum of Science and Industry

0.00

6,530.00

0.00

National Museums of Liverpool

9,744.36

0.00

0.00

National Offender Management Service

0.00

1,760.00

14,150.00

National Portrait Gallery

0.00

850.00

350.00

National Savings and investments

4,345.00

10,288.00

7,847.00

Natural History Museum

3,520.00

1,535.00

3,250.00

Northern Ireland Audit Office

1,925.00

1,701.00

25,550.00

Northern Ireland Civil Service

4,710.00

1,870.00

1,060.00

Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum Examinations and Assessment

0.00

600.00

0.00

Northern Ireland Court Service

36,195.00

28,966.00

38,647.00

Northern Ireland Department for Regional Development

0.00

0.00

11,600.00

Northern Ireland Executive: Department Finance and Personnel

127,356.06

42,680.28

49,710.60

Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission

470.00

0.00

0.00

Northern Ireland Office

172,310.12

155,719.05

145,076.75

Northern Ireland Prison Service

5,850.00

3,550.00

4,725.00

Office for Criminal Justice Reform

0.00

2,280.00

36,054.50

Office for National Statistics

83,336.65

117,414.00

141,930.01

Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills

59,350.00

69,080.00

63,075.00

Office of Climate Change

0.00

7,448.00

2,950.00

Office of Communications

6,264.00

4,805.00

8,017.00

Office of Fair Trading

73,978.25

38,533.00

55,756.86

Office of Gas and Electricity Markets

32,274.00

20,722.00

8,970.40

Office of Government Commerce

112,563.69

136,065.35

146,958.60

Office of Public Guardian

4,183.00

12,443.00

18,901.00

Office of Rail Regulation

43,506.00

52,744.00

35,532.50

Office of the Civil Service Commissioners

1,870.00

0.00

410.00

Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister

6,070.29

1,889.50

585.00

Office of the Legal Services Complaints Commissioner

8,790.00

4,580.00

895.00

Office of Water Services

9,777.50

2,200.00

6,061.00

Offices of Court Funds, Official Solicitor and Public Trustee

0.00

0.00

2,235.00

Olympic Delivery Authority

5,597.10

2,250.24

4,960.00

Ordnance Survey

12,601.50

24,065.00

16,755.50

Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland

0.00

4,680.00

841.00

Pensions Transformation Programme

1,500.00

0.00

0.00

Pesticides Safety Directorate

805.00

450.00

0.00

Planning Inspectorate

4,164.00

18,295.00

51,036.00

Postal Services Commission (Postcomm)

12,755.00

64,548.50

51,648.00

Prime Ministers Delivery Unit

0.00

0.00

750.00

Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit

2,420.00

0.00

0.00

Prime Minister’s Office

3,915.00

2,585.00

17,991.00

Prison Service College

2,720.00

0.00

0.00

Privy Council Office

36,865.00

17,850.00

4,100.00

Probation Board for Northern Ireland

0.00

0.00

945.00

Public Lending Right

1,380.00

0.00

540.00

Public Prosecution Service

0.00

10,000.00

0.00

Public Service Management Wales

0.00

0.00

350.00

Regional Co-ordination Unit

4,660.00

2,479.00

5,940.00

Registers of Scotland

41,321.50

38,880.00

54,444.00

Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office

25,220.00

72,941.50

53,264.00

Royal Armouries Museum

0.00

0.00

2,654.00

Royal Mint

2,050.00

2,350.00

350.00

Royal Parks Agency

12,214.50

8,175.00

10,740.00

Rural Payments Agency

66,269.88

71,265.50

57,441.00

Scotland Office

7,245.00

2,755.00

5,895.00

Scottish Agricultural Science Agency

2,475.00

2,425.00

4,345.00

Scottish Environment Protection Agency

17,160.29

2,212.00

28,915.00

Scottish Executive Health Department

1,445.00

0.00

0.00

Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency

0.00

1,580.00

10,395.00

Scottish Information Commissioner

0.00

0.00

3,005.00

Scottish Public Pensions Agency

11,275.05

12,825.00

19,360.49

Serious Fraud Office

17,024.00

47,941.50

31,097.00

Serious Organised Crime Agency

19,725.00

42,382.00

120,166.20

Service Personnel and Veterans Agency

0.00

1,025.00

2,000.00

Small Business Service

3,490.00

0.00

0.00

Social Security Agency

1,737.50

0.00

0.00

Specialist Procurement Services Agency

0.00

95.00

0.00

The Advocate-General for Scotland

1,825.00

0.00

0.00

The Crown Estate

285.00

0.00

0.00

The National Assembly for Wales

324,061.86

172,351.50

64,490.00

The Oil and Pipelines Agency

720.00

575.00

2,860.00

The Pension Service

70,013.23

8,665.00

32,434.00

The Planning Service

0.00

95.00

125.00

The Rent Service

34,092.10

10,990.00

16,013.00

The Royal Household

990.00

1,290.00

4,220.00

The Science and Technology Facilities Council

0.00

650.00

0.00

The Scottish Government

189,504.80

237,124.79

280,116.91

The Scottish Parliament

17,805.00

6,356.00

14,754.00

The Security Service

0.00

15,457.00

2,450.00

Training Development Agency for Schools

17,385.00

29,921.20

26,996.00

Transport for Scotland

2,770.00

2,358.00

3,295.00

Treasury Solicitor’s Department

218,860.65

255,764.75

230,353.50

Tribunals Service

1,055.00

37,867.86

26,502.00

UK Film Council

7,868.75

0.00

770.00

UK Insolvency Service

33,789.00

36,294.50

54,605.00

UK Intellectual Property Office

44,333.24

79,059.75

114,944.08

UK Permanent Representation to European Union

6,440.00

0.00

0.00

UK Sport

14,452.14

12,435.56

6,871.18

UK Trade and Investment

96,541.83

42,649.75

87,350.82

UK Visas United (Joint FCO/Home Office Directorate)

34,412.50

11,159.00

3,748.00

United Kingdom Debt Management Office

1,065.00

500.00

0.00

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office

7,253.11

13,215.00

9,915.00

Valuation and Lands Agency

470.00

0.00

0.00

Valuation Office Agency

22,910.50

22,120.00

11,590.00

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency

62,287.25

43,570.00

40,554.44

Vehicle Certification Agency

1,355.00

3,525.00

0.00

Veterinary Laboratories Agency

11,076.50

11,479.00

2,650.00

Veterinary Medicines Directorate

10,909.50

19,135.50

16,403.00

Victoria and Albert Museum

0.00

1,705.00

0.00

Wales Audit Office

3,915.00

850.00

0.00

Wales Office

3,975.00

4,596.00

1,617.00

Welsh Assembly Government

14,609.30

166,689.74

247,743.84

Wilton Park

360.00

0.00

395.00

Youth Justice Board for England and Wales

8,965.00

19,558.50

15,031.00