To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what changes are being made to the (a) total budget and (b) capital budget of each regional development agency as a consequence of the policies announced in the Draft Legislative programme 2009-10 in each year for which information is available. (289549)

Changes to budgets, resulting from new legislation, would normally be made once the Bills are enacted. We do not envisage any likely changes to RDA budgets as a consequence of the policies announced in the Draft Legislative programme 2009-10.