§ Mr. McLoughlinTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the budget of the information campaign, Elected Regional Assembly: Your Say, is(a) in total, (b) for the East Midlands and (c) for West Derbyshire. [150890]
§ Mr. Raynsford'Your Say' is intended to inform everyone in the North East, the North West and Yorkshire and the Humber who will have a chance later this year to vote in referendums on whether to establish an elected regional assemblies.
The total budget for this financial year is £500,000.
It is not intended that the other five English regions should have a referendum this year. Therefore, there is no 'Your Say' budget allocation for the East Midlands or the West Derbyshire sub-region.