§ Mr. WatersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the(a) budgets and (b) administrative costs were for each of the regional development agencies in England for each financial year since their establishment; and what their planned budgets and administrative costs are for the next two years. [1434]
§ Alan JohnsonThe table shows the Regional Development Agencies'(a) net budget for expenditure on programmes and (b) their administration budget for the financial years 1999–2000 to 2001–02.
The RDAs' net budgets collectively are planned to be £1,430 million for 2002–03 and £1,580 million for 2003–04. These have yet to be divided up between the RDAs, or between programme and administration.