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Government Offices for the Regions: Finance

Volume 472: debated on Wednesday 5 March 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the capital budget for each of the Government Offices for the Regions is for (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09, (c) 2009-10 and (d) 2010-11. (190710)

The capital budgets in 2007-08 are as set out in the following table:

GO

Capital budget (£)

North East

0

Yorks and Humber

1,548,000

East Midlands

120,000

South East

70,000

London

0

North West

110,000

West Midlands

105,000

East

0

South West

0

Total

1,953,000

In addition the Regional Co-ordination Unit holds the balance of the total budget of £2,860,000 for any ICT or central infrastructure capital requirements.

The specific capital budgets for each region for 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 have yet to be set though the annual budget is £2,860,000.