To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the operating costs of the Gambling Commission were in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09; and what proportion of the change in costs is accounted for by the relocation of the Commission in Birmingham. (305119)

The Gambling Commission completed its move to Birmingham in July 2006. The total operating costs of the Commission were £6.645 million in 2007-08 falling to £5.027 million in 2008-09.