Ron Beadle condemns Government's waste on 'empty offices'
September 6, 2007 6:00 PM
Ron Beadle, Liberal Democract Spokesman for Newcaslt North
A senior Liberal Democrat has condemned the waste of over £100,000 on empty offices last year by the Government's Identity and Passport Service. The figure was revealed following a Freedom of Information Request about 'Fruitless Payments' reported in the Identity and Passport service's accounts.
Ron Beadle, Lib Dem Spokesman for Newcastle North said:
'The Identity and Passport Service's accounts show that they wasted nearly £1million of taxpayers' money last year on rent and management of empty office space, and we have now learned that more than £100,000 of it is here in Newcastle. The Lib Dems have always said that ID cards would create a hugely wasteful bureaucracy and this shows that we were right. Rather than wasting money on ID cards the Government should be spending it on extra policing for our streets.'
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