HC Deb 23 January 2003 vol 398 c460W
Dr. Julian Lewis

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many people are employed by(a) SEEDA, (b) SEERA, and (c) GOSE; and what has been the annual budget of each organisation since its inception. [91694]

Mr. Leslie

People currently employed (full and part-time):

  • GOSE: 267
  • SEEDA: 185
  • South East Regional Assembly: 23

Year GOSE SEEDA South East England Regional Assembly
1995–96 8.3 1— 1—
1996–97 8.4 1— 1—
1997–98 8.5 1— 1—
1998–99 8.6 20 1—
1999–2000 8.7 5.2 0.3
2000–01 9.0 6.3 0.4
2001–02 9.7 7.1 1.0
2002–03 10.8 311 2 1.3
1Organisations not in existence
2Set up costs were incurred by GOSE and therefore came out of GOSE budgets
3Forecast spend from single capital pot allocation