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Written question asked by Robert Walter (Conservative) on Monday, 23 November 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 November 2009. It was answered by Lord Austin of Dudley (Labour) on Thursday, 26 November 2009 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Regional Government: South West

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding his Department provided to the South West Regional Assembly in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09; how much funding he expects to provide to the South West Councils/South West Strategic Leaders Board in 2009-10; and what estimate he has made of the reduction in his Department's expenditure in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) in subsequent years following the abolition of the South West Regional Assembly.
Answer

The Department has provided the following funding:

Body funded Amount (£)
2007-08 South West Regional Assembly 2,469,811
2008-09 South West Regional Assembly 2,300,164
2009-10 South West Strategic Leaders' Board 2,070,148

In 2009-10 the saving to my Department will be in the order of £230,016.In 2010-11 the South West Strategic Leaders' Board will undertake functions connected with the production of regional strategies under part 5 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009. For this work the amount to be allocated will be subject to receipt of a business plan. In subsequent years funding for this work will be subject to the outcome of the next comprehensive spending review.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
501 c314W; 301893
Session
2009-10
Related items
Regional Government
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Regional government South West
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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