Written question asked by Christopher Chope (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 October 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 30 October 2003. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Thursday, 30 October 2003 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate of the unit cost of staff he has used in determining grants for support staff to individual local authorities for delivering Dealing with Disadvantage projects.

Answer: Mr. Chope: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate of the unit cost of staff he has used in determining grants for support staff to individual local authorities for delivering Dealing with Disadvantage projects. [134744] Mr. Jamieson: The allocation for staff is a nominal sum in recognition of the additional administrative burden being placed on the authorities. In partnering agreements, the authorities will have to demonstrate how the staff costs have been incurred in furtherance of the Dealing with Disadvantage work.

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