§ 31. Mr. BluntTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will estimate the cost of regional development agencies in England in the financial year 2000–01. [143996]
§ Ms Beverley HughesThe most recent estimate of the total administration costs of the nine regional development agencies in 2000–01 is £76.9 million, to manage an overall budget of £1,149 million.