§ 29. Mr. FraserTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the cost in the current financial year to the Exchequer of Regional Development Agencies. [116632]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithThe Regional Development Agencies have taken on responsibility for a number of Government programmes, including the Single
586WRegeneration Budget and programmes formerly run by English Partnerships and the Rural Development Commission. Including all their programme expenditure, the eight RDAs in England have been allocated an overall budget of £958,373,000 for 2000–01. This includes planned recyclable receipts of £145,094,000.