§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what is the national time commitment for the chairmen of the regional development agencies; and how many(a) male and (b) female members of the board of each regional development agency there are. [144153]
§ Ms Beverley HughesChairmen of RDAs are contracted to work for 2 days each week. The number of male and female board members for each RDA is shown in the following table.
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2000–01 Government Offices £000 West Midlands 9,937.89 East Midlands 7,318.82 East 7,494.00 South West 9,465.30 South East 8,721.83 London 13,935.55 Total 88,155.57 The current number of staff employed (as at 1 December 2000) in each Government Office is detailed in the following table. The figures include senior civil servants, casual staff, staff on fixed-term appointments, staff seconded out, staff on career breaks, staff on maternity leave and staff on special leave with no pay.
Staff employed in Government Offices—2000 Government Offices Number North East 283 North West 408 Yorkshire and Humber 286 West Midlands 299 East Midlands 251 East 201 South West 267 South East 272 London 321 Total 2,588
§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the(a) budgeted running costs, (b) budgeted expenditure and (c) staff numbers for 2000–01 for each of the regional development agencies. [144273]
§ Ms Beverley HughesThe most recent estimates are as follows:
Board members RDA Male Female Total Advantage West Midlands 11 3 14 East of England Development Agency 10 3 13 East Midlands Development Agency 10 4 14 North West Development Agency 9 4 13 One NorthEast 10 3 13 South East of England Development Agency 10 5 15 South West Regional Development Agency 10 3 13 Yorkshire Forward 9 4 13