§ Mr. Edward DaveyTo 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. MorleyEnglish 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:
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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