Welfare Modernisation Fund Justine Greening To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what funds were allocated to the Welfare Modernisation Fund in each year since 2001-02; what draw-downs were made in each year; how much has been allocated for 2006-07; and if he will make statement. Mr. Jim Murphy [holding answer 11 September 2006]: Funds allocated to the Welfare Modernisation Fund (WMF) and draw-downs made by the Department are detailed in the following table: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Funding|Draw-down| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2001-02 |672 |636 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002-03 |786 |822 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003-041 |900 |1,040 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004-05 |946 |946 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005-06 |601 |461 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |3,905 |3,905 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Draw-down in excess of funding made with Treasury approval in order to support in-year spending plans.| | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Welfare Modernisation Fund ceased to exist at the end of 2005-06, at which point all available funds had been drawn down. There are, therefore, no allocations relating to the WMF for 2006-07. Although specific WMF funding has been exhausted, the Department’s modernisation programme continues, funded from other available departmental budgets. Justine Greening To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much funding remains in the Welfare Modernisation Fund; and if he will make statement. Mr. Jim Murphy [holding answer 11 September 2006]: The Welfare Modernisation Fund ceased to exist at the end of 2005-06 at which time all available funding had been drawn down by the Department. However, the Department’s modernisation programme continues, being funded from other available departmental budgets.