To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the cost of the (a) Tenant Services Authority, (b) Homes and Communities Agency, (c) Audit Commission and (d) Standards Board is expected to be in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11 and (iii) 2011-12. (319037)

In relation to the cost of the Tenant Services Authority I refer the hon. Member to the answer to the hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Grant Shapps) on June 16 2009, Official Report, column 202W.

The Standards Board’s estimate of its annual budgets for 2009-2010, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 can be found in their corporate plan, which is available on the Standard Board’s website at:

www.standardsforengland.gov.uk

The planned budgets for the Homes and Communities Agency are set out in its corporate plan for 2009-10 and 2010-11, available on the Agency's website at:

http://www.homesandcommunities.co.uk/publications

The Audit Commission’s planned income from Central Government grants as well as other sources for 2009-2010, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 is contained their draft strategic plan for 2010, available on the Audit Commission’s website at:

www.audit-commission.gov.uk

It should be noted that budgets for 2011-12 have not been formally set; it is expected that this will happen as part of a comprehensive spending review during 2010.