Since I've just discovered how to do tables I thought I would share the following figures which I analysed and adapted from a response to a Tory MP's Parliamentary Question a few weeks ago.
Interesting how enthusiastic the London Development Agency is to spend taxpayers' money on staffing and administration costs isn't it? And I always thought this was cash for economic development!
Well, I suppose it helps some people economically, doesn't it?
| Development Agency | 2000/01 (£m) | 2003/04 (£m) | Percentage Change 2001-04 | Advantage West Midlands | 12 | 18 | +50% | East of England Development Agency | 5 | 10 | +100% | East Midlands Development Agency | 8 | 13 | +62.5% | London Development Agency | 9 | 30 | +233.3% | North West Development Agency | 16 | 26 | +62.5% | One North East | 16 | 21 | +31.3% | South East England Development Agency | 9 | 16 | +77.8% | South West of England Development Agency | 11 | 18 | +63.6% | Yorkshire Forward | 15 | 19 | +26.7% |
Source: Hansard, 11 May 2004, cols. 246-7w
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