§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to her answer of 26 January 2004,Official Report, column 74W, on Regional Development Agencies, what the costs of the arrangements for each Regional Development Agency were in the last year for which figures are available. [152022]
1000W
§ Jacqui SmithI have been advised of the following answers by the individual Regional Development Agencies (RDAs).
Many RDAs share the costs and management of overseas offices with partner organisations in order to maximise efficiency. Total annual outlay for each RDA in 2002–03 was:
£ Advantage West Midlands 867,488 East of England Development Agency 329,500 East Midlands Development Agency 950,000 London Development Agency 50,000 One North East 969,045 North West Development Agency 698,000 South of England East Development Agency 910,000 South West Regional Development Agency 848,016 Yorkshire Forward1 11,196,000 1 2003–04 data