AQW 17880/22-27


Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast


Tabled Date: 08/11/2024
Answered On Date: 09/12/2024
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the amount paid by their Department for (i) staff costs; (ii) office costs to cover the Northern Ireland Bureau in Beijing in financial year (a) 2021-22; (b) 2022-23; and (c) 2023-24.


Answer:
This budget, as requested, is set out below:
(i) Staff Costs
2023-2024
2022-2023
2021-2022
Salary
90,059.34
223,962.99
222,099.24
Accommodation - Staff House Rent
35,000.00
35,000.00
35,000.00
Sub-total
125,059.34
258,962.99
257,099.24
(ii) Office Costs
 
 
 
Accommodation - Travel
1,387.02
1,171.21
3,049.30
Office Accommodation inc rates & charges
58,867.00
63,403.00
58,967.15
Travel & Subsistence
1,919.90
3,627.39
4,717.80
Sub-total
62,173.92
68,201.60
66,734.25
Total
187,233.26
327,164.59
323,833.49