§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how much money was spent and on what projects it was spent in each year since its inception by the Merseyside task force in Knowsley.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinI have made funds available from my Department's programmes to support special initiatives in Knowsley. The money has been and is being spent on a wide variety of programmes and projects aimed at helping to tackle problems in the borough. Those funds have been substantially supported by Exchequer grant and have been administered by the Merseyside task force. They resulted in an outturn of £1.12 million in 1982–83, £3.56 million in 1983–84 and an allocation, to date, of £6.65 million in 1984–85. The main schemes to benefit have been: Stockbridge village, Northwood community refurbishment scheme, Finch House estate, Knowsley and Huyton industrial estates, Prescot leisure centre and Stadt-Moers country park. The programmes concerned are ubran programme, derelict land, Housing Corporation and sports.