§ Mr. Andrew MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many staff were employed in a press office or public relations capacity(a) by Advantage West Midlands and (b) by each regional development agency in (i) 1999, (ii) 2000, (iii) 2001, (iv) 2002 and (v) 2003. [172371]
§ Jacqui Smith[holding answer 13 May 2004]: The information requested is set out in the following table.
1557WAnswers calculated as equivalent full-time posts:
RDA 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 Advantage West Midlands 0 0 1 3 3 East of England Development Agency 2.5 3 3.25 3.25 3.5 East Midlands Development Agency 0 0 10 2 2 London Development Agency 0 0 0 5 5 North West Development Agency 0 0 4 5 7 ONE North East 6 6 6 6 7 South East England Development Agency 1.4 2.25 2.1 3.7 5.6 South West of England Regional Development Agency 1 1 3 4 5 Yorkshire Forward 2 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 1 Between these years, emda outsourced to an agency.