§ Mr. RoweTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what are the populations of the areas covered by each of the regional development agencies; and what are their budgets per head. [84532]
§ Mr. PearsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what the total budget is for each regional development agency for 1999–2000 and subsequent years(a) in cash terms and (b) on a per capita basis; and if he will break it down in each case by major funding source. [84420]
§ Mr. MealeAllocations to Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) for 1999–2000 were set out in the reply which my right hon. Friend, the Minister for the Regions, Regeneration and Planning, gave to my hon. Friend the 247W Member for St. Helens, North (Mr. Watts) on 21 April 1999, Official Report, columns 545–46. We will shortly be giving RDAs provisional allocations for the following two years to help them in the preparation of their corporate plans. I will write to my hon. Friend as soon as this information is available.
RDA Population (latest figures as at June 1997) 1999–2000 Budget(cash) £ million Per capita £ North East 2,594,364 121.198 46.7 North West 6,884,632 176.104 25.6 Yorkshire and the Humber 5,036,980 136.633 27.1 West Midlands 5,320,784 114.111 21.4 East Midlands 4,156,346 59.184 14.2 East of England 5,334,204 31.397 5.9 South West 4,875,973 60.138 12.3 South East 7,958,788 73.410 9.2 Total 42,162,071 772.175 18.3 The allocations are divided among different programmes as follows:
Programme NE NW Y&H WM EM E SW SE Total Land and Property 11.659 17.295 11.164 22.751 7.371 4.896 19.926 23.212 118.274 Derelict Land Grant 1.943 1.624 7.23 0.754 1.033 0.081 0.179 0.029 12.873 Single Regeneration Budget 91.58 137.48 102.18 75.93 36.78 14.59 21.68 37.49 517.71 Rural Development 2.605 1.169 3.075 1.716 3.081 2.825 6.023 1.639 22.133 Skills Development Fund 1.725 4.762 3.283 3.718 2.53 3.052 3.038 4.665 26.773 Competitiveness Fund 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 2 Inward Investment 1.665 1.393 1.415 1.314 0.984 0.9 1.554 0.9 10.125 Administration 9.771 12.131 8.036 7.678 7.155 4.803 7.488 5.225 62.287 121.198 176.104 136.633 114.111 59.184 31.397 60.138 73.41 772.175