§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much of the annual budget of Smart South West is publicly funded; how many officials are employed; and if she will make a statement as to the nature and purpose of their work. [74937]
§ Alan Johnson[holding answer 22 October 2002]The public funding known by the RDA is
£60k from SWRDA to fund for a year the IT Sector Adviser within Smart South West, which finished this summer but is currently continuing on a three monthly basis until the post holder leaves.£56k from the DTI to manage the SWRDA led "Outreach" project under the Broadband Fund.