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Regional Budget Allocations

Volume 462: debated on Thursday 12 July 2007

10. To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make it his policy to create regional budget allocations. (149017)

In July 2005, the Government published 10-year indicative regional finding allocations for English regions outside London amounting to approximately £4 billion per annum, and covering economic development, transport and housing in July 2005.

The Government are conducting a Review of Sub-National Economic Development and Regeneration, which is exploring options for expanding the scope of regional funding allocations.