DPMO not ODPM
20 Dec 2006 - LP
Oliver Heald, the Shadow Constitutional Affairs Secretary, uncovered through a Parliamentary Question (PQ) that John Prescott has spent almost £650 on replacing a sign on his door from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) by one saying the Deputy Prime Minister's Office (DPMO). Mr Prescott no longer has thousands of staff working for him, but "only" 18 and a budget of £2m a year for his important duties. The DPMO counter-attack was that it cost them £140 to answer Mr Heald's PQ. It cannot be that bad to spend some money on the things they are supposed to do? Instead they are more willing to splash out on those all important signs and business cards.
Topics: Bureaucracy
Organisations: UK ODPM
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