National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

Mr. Evans
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people are employed by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence; and what its budget is for 2007-08.

Dawn Primarolo
Information on the number of people employed by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is not held by the Department. NICE is an independent body and should be contacted direct for this information. In 2007-08, NICE'S total budget is £35.05 million, of which £33,349 million was funding direct from the Department.