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Mr Bryn Parry |
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05 June 2009 |
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Dear Mr Parry
Request for Information - reference 3361
Thank you for your request which was received by the Assembly Government on 8 May 2009. You asked:
How much the Welsh Assembly Government and National Assembly for Wales (i.e devolution) has cost. Buildings, AMs, staff, projects - everything but under a generalised header/department;
similarly, I would like this broken down per year since the inception; and
finally, if available, I would like the same total costs from 1995 until the AMs first took their seats (the years preceding the WAG/NAW).
The Welsh Office's running costs can be found in the Welsh Office Departmental Report. This is available at a cost of £12.30 from The Stationery Office at:
The National Assembly's running costs are set out each year in its annual Resource Accounts which can be found on the internet at:
I have summarised this information for you in the attached tables:
Table 1 sets out the running costs for the Welsh Office from 1995-1996 to 1998-1999;
Table 2 sets out the running costs for the National Assembly for Wales/Welsh Assembly Government between 1999-2000 and 1995-1996; and
Table 3 sets out the running costs for the Welsh Assembly Government for 2006-2007 and 2007-2008.
Please note that the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 figures include the administration costs of the 4 Assembly Sponsored Public Bodies (the Welsh Development Agency, the Wales Tourist Board, the National Council for Education & Training (ELWa) and ACCAC (Qualifications & Curriculum & Assessment Authority for Wales)) that merged with the Assembly on 1 April 2006. They are not included in the figures for earlier years (i.e. 2005-2006 and prior years).
During May 2007, following the coming into force of the Government of Wales Act (2006) the National Assembly essentially became two organisations; the Welsh Assembly Government and the Assembly Commission. I have included the running costs of both of these organisations up to and including financial year 2006-2007 in the attached tables for consistency. For 2007-2008 Assembly Members costs are available from the National Assembly for Wales (Annual Report and Statement of Accounts of the Assembly Commission) which can be found at:
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Yours sincerely,
Andrew Phillips
Financial Planning Division
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