§ Mr. LuffTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many full-time staff are employed by each of the English regional development agencies. [8634]
§ Alan JohnsonThe average number of staff employed by each of the English regional development agencies is as follows:
Number One North East 244 North West Development Agency 237 Yorkshire Forward 220 East Midlands Development Agency 124 Advantage West Midlands 164 East of England Development Agency 83 South East of England Development Agency 122 South West of England Development Agency 167 London Development Agency 77 Note:
Staff numbers are staff-in-post averages (not full-time equivalents) taken over the course of the year ending 31 March 2001, as stated in the agencies' annual reports for 2000–01, except in the case of the LDA where the figure refers to the staff complement for April to June 2001.