Regional Development Agencies

HC Deb 22 March 2000 vol 346 cc540-1W

Mr. Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what is(a) the annual cost, (b) the number employed and (c) the total expenditure of (i) the integrated regional office and (ii) the regional development agencies in (1) Yorkshire and Humberside, (2) the Northern Region, (3) the North West and (4) all English regions in (A) 1997, (B) 1998 and (C) 1999, respectively. [114903]

Ms Beverley Hughes

The first table shows the Regional Development Agencies' gross expenditure on their administration for the 1998–99 financial year when the agencies were being set up; and their allocations for administration and programmes for 1999–2000 at the start of the financial year. It also shows staff-in-post figures for 1 April and 30 September 1999, the latest data that are available.

The second table shows the relevant data for Government offices. Information on programme expenditure in 1999–2000 is not available yet.

Government Offices
	Running costs (£000)	Programme costs (£000)	Staff numbers
1997–98
GO-NE	8,617	447,900	243
GO-NW	9,443	702,970	244
GO-M	4,200	404,920	113
GO-YH	8,475	575,470	237
GO-WM	9,758	564,720	316
GO-EM	6,436	349,640	191
GO-East	6,271	325,300	162
GO-SW	6,826	308,890	185
GO-SE	8,545	473,120	159
GO-L	13,459	1,057,600	305
GO-total	82,028	5,210,530	2,155
GO-CU	4,356	0
Grand total	86,384	5,210,530
1998–99
GO-NE	8,619	383,660	248
GO-NW	13,702	886,000	365
GO-M	n/a	n/a	n/a
GO-YH	8,683	521,770	241
GO-WM	9,474	535,830	305
GO-EM	6,754	332,590	192
GO-East	6,268	393,900	165
GO-SW	6,985	361,000	186
GO-SE	8,561	495,470	177
GO-L	12,722	1,439,600	311
GO-total	81,769	5,349,820	2,190
GO-CU	3,095	0
Grand total	84,864	5,349,820
1999–2000
GO-NE	8,356	—	234
GO-NW	13,020	—	351
GO-M	n/a	—	n/a
GO-YH	8,878	—	240
GO-WM	9,345	—	239
GO-EM	6,935	—	206
GO-East	6,991	—	165
GO-SW	7,865	—	199
GO-SE	8,657	—	209
GO-L	13,681	—	346
GO-total	83,728		2,189
GO-CU	3,757
Grand total	87,484

Notes:

1. GO-Merseyside and GO-NW merged during 1998–99

2. Running cost figures shown are final out-turns for 1997–98 and 1998–99; and budgets for 1999–2000

3. Programme costs 1997–98 and 1998–99 for GO-WM exclude European Programme payments covering period 1994–99 of total value £627.9m and £762.6m respectively; for 1997–98 GO-L excludes London Transport Funding

4. Staff numbers are staff-in-post averages (not full time equivalents) taken over the course of the year

5. GO-CU is the Government Offices' Central Unit