§ Dr. KumarTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the annual(a) running cost and (b) budget for each of the regional development agencies. [16447]
§ Alan Johnson[holding answer 20 November 2001]: The RDA's gross budgets and administrative budgets for 2001–02 are as follows:
£000 Net budget1 Administration budget One North East 157,755 10,653 North West Development Agency 276,215 14,044 Yorkshire Forward 218,134 9,989 East Midlands Development Agency 86,717 7,488 Advantage West Midlands 159,801 8,793 East of England Development Agency 58,247 5,836 South East Development Agency 97,851 7,143 South West Development Agency 84,663 9,099 London Development Agency 277,142 9,470 Total 1.416,525 82,515 1 Excluding receipts