§ Mr. RedwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what the(a) running costs and (b) total budget are for the English regional development agencies in 2001–02. [33994]
§ Alan JohnsonI have been asked to reply.
The RDAs' net annual budget and administrative costs (running costs) for the financial year 2001–02 are as follows:
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£000 Regional development agency Net budget1 Administration budget One North East 161,653 12,853 North West Development Agency 281,089 14,956 Yorkshire Forward 245,437 9,989 East Midlands Development Agency 96,940 7,528 Advantage West Midlands 170,721 8,793 East of England Development Agency 62,113 5,836
£000 Regional development agency Net budget1 Administration budget South East of England Development Agency 108,859 7,143 South West of England Regional Development Agency 92,059 9,099 London Development Agency 298,139 9,470 Total 1,517,010 85,667 1 Excluding receipts These are the latest figures available and are excluding receipts. The changes from the original budget reflect in-year additional funding for things such as the Business Recovery fund to help small businesses deal with the foot and mouth crisis and new programmes such as the regional centres of manufacturing excellence.