§ Mr. Clifton-BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the budget of each of the regional development agencies for 2004–05 is; how much each has spent in each year since 1999; and how much of this was spent on(a) staffing and (b) administration in each case. [171509]
§ Jacqui SmithFor eight of the Regional Development Agencies, their first full year of operation was 1999–2000. The London Development Agency was incorporated in 2000–01. The following table illustrates the Agencies' overall expenditure, and within these totals, expenditure on staffing and general administration between the years 1999 and 2004 provided from the Agencies' annual accounts.
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£ million 1999–2000 2001–01 2001–02 Regional Development Agency Total Admin Staffing Total Admin Staffing Total Admin Staffing Advantage West Midlands 103 5 4 113 6 6 141 6 7 East of England Development Agency 30 2 2 36 2 3 55 3 4 East Midlands Development Agency 41 5 4 67 4 4 86 4 5 London Development Agency N/a N/a N/a 235 6 3 266 11 5 Northwest Development Agency 141 8 6 156 8 8 270 9 9 One NorthEast 92 10 7 98 8 8 156 9 8 South East England Development Agency 63 3 3 73 4 5 97 5 6 South West of England Regional Development Agency 43 5 6 62 5 6 85 6 7 Yorkshire Forward 121 7 5 125 9 6 207 7 8
£ million 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 Regional Development Agency Total Admin Staffing Forecast Outturn
Admin Staffing Indicative Budget
Advantage West Midlands 204 7 9 247 7 11 239 East of England Development Agency 88 4 5 79 4 6 96 East Midlands Developments Agency 101 5 5 122 7 6 120 London Development Agency 295 17 9 317 17 13 367 Northwest Development Agency 274 11 11 332 11 15 341 One NorthEast 193 10 9 223 9 12 235 South East England Development Agency 112 7 8 141 6 10 125 South West of England Regional Development Agency 103 8 8 99 8 10 120 Yorkshire Forward 211 7 10 248 7 12 263 Notes: 1. RDA Single Programme budgets are allocated on a full resource basis and final outturn figures are subject to external audit by the National Audit Office or, in the case of the LDA by Baker Tilly, after the end of the financial year, before annual accounts are approved. Final expenditure figures for 2003–04 are yet to be confirmed and forecasts have been provided by the Agencies. General administration and staffing costs for earlier years are derived from annual accounts. 2. Overall expenditure for 1999 to 2003 and budget allocation figures for 2004–05—yet to be confirmed—are taken from Departmental records.