Mike Penning: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the total annual budget is of regional government's civic forums; if he will list the civic forums that have been established; and if he will make a statement. [68501]
Yvette Cooper: I have been asked to reply. The Government has not established any regional civic forums, nor am I aware of any being established by the voluntary regional assemblies that have been designated to undertake certain specific tasks. | 
