Government Offices of the Regions: Costs

Lord Hanningfield
asked Her Majesty's Government:

How much the Government Office for the East of England has spent on internal administration in each year since its creation; and what is this figure expressed as a percentage of its total budget in each relevant year. [HL1137]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Andrews)
The Government Office for the East of England has spent the following amounts, to the nearest thousand pounds, on internal administration in the years since 1995:

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|1995-96  |£6,113k |
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|1996-97  |£6,169k |
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|1997-98  |£6,271k |
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|1998-99  |£6,269k |
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|1999-2000|£7,005k |
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|2000-01  |£7,542k |
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|2001-02  |£8,632k |
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|2002-03  |£9,356k |
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|2003-04  |£12,842k|
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|2004-05  |£15,076k|
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|2005-06  |£13,296K|
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This covers all running costs including staff costs, accommodation etc.

The Government Office manages directly or indirectly programme funds, which forms only one element of the office's role in the region. The office also has a key role in negotiating and brokering local area agreements and regional strategies, for example. Programme funds which are managed directly have been formally delegated to the GO in recent years. Internal administration as a proportion of this total budget is:

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|2003-04|5.6 per cent|
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|2004-05|7.1 per cent|
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|2005-06|5.1 per cent|
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