§ Mr. Edward DaveyTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the administrative costs of each(a) Regional Development Agency and (b) Government Office for the Region was in financial year 1999–2000; and what estimate he has made of their administrative costs in 2003–04. [104655]
§ Mr. LeslieThe administrative costs for the Government Offices for the Regions for 1999–2000 and the estimate for 2003–04 are in the table.
Table 1 £000 Government Offices 1999–2000 2003–04 North East 8,312.04 8,272.25 North West 13,048.59 13,484.94 Yorkshire and Humber 8,888.69 9,314.12 West Midlands 9,330.15 9,076.90 East Midlands 6,951.29 7,245.19 East 7,005.46 7,763.10 South East 8,658.60 9,260.98 South West 7,796.85 9,712.91 London 13,715.79 11,674.43 Total 83,707.46 85,804.82 The administrative costs for the Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) for 1999–2000 are in the Table 2. The London Development Agency did not begin operations until July 2000.
Figures are taken from the RDAs annual accounts for the year ended 31 March 2000 (Income and Expenditure Account—salaries and wages, plus other administrative expenditure). The administrative costs of the Regional Development Agencies for the year 2003–04 are currently being considered, and will be agreed shortly.
Responsibility for RDAs now lies with the Department of Trade and Industry.
Table 2 £ million North East 16.6 North West 15.2 Yorkshire 14.9 East Midlands 8.3 West Midlands 9.2 East 4.4 South East 6.8 South West 11.0 London n/a