HC Deb 18 March 2003 vol 401 cc641-2W
Mr. Edward Davey

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the administrative cost was of English Nature for each Government Office of the regions in each year since 1999–2000. [102683]

Mr. Morley

English Nature's grant in aid has been £44.68 million (1999–2000), £49.924 million (2000–01), £58.010 million (2001–02), £66.855 million (2002–03). Of this, insofar as spending in the Government Regions, the following has been spent:

Total £000
Government Regional Office 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03
East Midlands 979 928 1,110 1,120
East of England 1,517 1,749 1,988 2,002
London 197 198 223 225
North East 764 635 719 729
North West 1,293 1,410 1,608 1,602

Total £000
Government Regional Office 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03
South East 1,851 2,153 2,334 2,310
West Midlands 985 1,068 1,165 1,169
South West 2,388 2,618 3,199 3,244
Yorkshire/Humberside 1,013 1,027 1,281 1,287
Total 10,987 11,786 13,627 13,688
National (amount spent in EN HQ on the regions 10,618 11,771 14,253 14,681
Overall total 21,605 23,557 27,880 28,369