Deputy Prime Minister written question – answered at on 17 March 2005.
Mr Adrian Flook
Conservative, Taunton
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the budget of each Regional Assembly was in each of the last three years; what the administrative costs were in each year; and what the costs were of the other functions co-ordinated by the secretariat of each Assembly in each year.
Nick Raynsford
Minister of State (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) (Local and Regional Government)
holding answer
Regional Assemblies are voluntary bodies that have been designated to undertake specific functions on behalf of Government. The total level of Government grant in support of these functions for the period 2002–05 is tabled as follows.
| 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North East | 600,000 | 1,408,000 | 1,708,000 |
| North West | 600,000 | 1,837,000 | 2,536,000 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 600,000 | 1,655,000 | 1,923,000 |
| West Midlands | 600,000 | 1,671,000 | 2,071,000 |
| East Midlands | 600,000 | 1,631,000 | 2,056,000 |
| East | 600,000 | 1,874,000 | 2,112,000 |
| South East | 600,000 | 2,186,000 | 3,280,000 |
| South West | 600,000 | 1,613,000 | 2,101,000 |
| English Regions Network | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| 5,000,000 | 14,075,000 | 17,987,000 |
Regional Assemblies may also receive funding support from other organisations including local authorities. Details of 'administrative costs' and the cost of 'other functions co-ordinated by the Secretariat of each Assembly' are not kept centrally.
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