HC Deb 08 May 2001 vol 368 c40W
Ms Kelly

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many people are employed(a) full-time and (b) part-time in each regional development agency. [160296]

Ms Beverley Hughes

The most recent figures for staff employed in each Regional Development Agency are as follows:

Name of Agency Full-time staff Part-time staff
One North East 215 8
North West Development Agency 209 9
Yorkshire Forward 194 21
East Midlands Development Agency 127 8
Advantage West Midlands 162 1
East of England Development Agency 89 1
South East England Development Agency 121 6
South West Regional Development Agency 185 11

Ms Kelly

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what the annual(a) running cost and (b) forecast running cost is for each regional development agency. [160298]

Ms Armstrong

The Regional Development Agencies' running cost budgets for 2001–02 were announced in my answer to my hon. Friend, the Member for Wentworth (Mr. Healey) on 9 March 2001,Official Report, columns 366–67W. My answer included a table setting out the total budget for 2001–02, of which the following is an extract:

£000
Programme Administration
One North East 10,103
North West DA 14,044
Yorkshire Forward 9,989
East Midlands DA 7,488
Advantage West Midlands 8,793
East of England DA 5,836
South East of England DA 6,643
South West RDA 9,099
London DA 9,470
Total 81,465