§ Mr. StevensonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Manchester, Central (Mr. Lloyd) on 17 April 2000,Official Report, column 317W, on regional development agencies, for what reason the West Midlands regional development agency received no increase in funds. [120500]
§ Ms Beverley HughesThe West Midlands Development Agency received an increase in funds of £1.0 million between 1999–2000 and 2000–01. Six of the Agency's seven main budgets have increased, by a total of £12.4 million. The seventh, for Land and Property, has decreased by £11.4 million as a result of year-on-year variation in legally-committed expenditure and in income derived from sales.