Regional Development Agencies (Hansard, 17 May 1999)

§ Mr. Rowe
To 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. Pearson
To 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. Meale
Allocations 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

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

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