Office of the Children's Commissioner

John Bercow
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what funding the Office of the Children's Commissioner received from his Department for financial years (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09.

Beverley Hughes
The annual budget for 11 Million (formerly the Office of the Children's Commissioner) is £3 million for both these financial years. The Children's Commissioner for England publishes his annual report and accounts, copies of which are laid before Parliament and available in the House Library.