Written question asked by Ruth Kelly (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 May 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 May 2001. It was answered by Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 May 2001 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what the annual (a) running cost and (b) forecast running cost is for each regional development agency. - Includes table and ref to 9 March 2001, 364 c366-7W.

Answer: Ms Kelly: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what the annual (a) running cost and (b) forecast running cost is for each regional development agency. [160298] Ms Armstrong: The Regional Development Agencies' running cost budgets for 2001-02 were announced in my answer to my hon. Friend, the Member for Wentworth (Mr. Healey) on 9 March 2001, Official Report, columns 366-67W. My answer included a table setting out the total budget for 2001-02, of which the following is an extract: £000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Programme Administration One North East 10,103 North West DA 14,044 Yorkshire Forward 9,989 East Midlands DA 7,488 Advantage West Midlands 8,793 East of England DA 5,836 South East of England DA 6,643 South West RDA 9,099 London DA 9,470 Total 81,465 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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