§ Mr. Pikeasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list in the Official Report bids made under phase 26 of the traditional urban programme for both holiday projects and main phase schemes, indicating approvals given.
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§ Sir George YoungThe information is given in summary form in the following table:
Traditional urban programme 1986–87 Region Main phase Holiday Total Total number of bids received London 128 75 203 Northern 34 30 64 West Midlands 51 23 74 East Midlands 40 7 47 Yorkshire and Humberside 79 8 87 Eastern 33 5 38 Merseyside 57 11 68 North West 55 27 82 South West 27 12 39 South East 14 — 14 Total 518 198 716 Total number of projects approved London 51 35 86 Northern 12 17 29 West Midlands 20 14 34 East Midlands 11 5 16 Yorkshire and Humberside 21 28 49 Eastern 6 2 8 Merseyside 21 12 33 North West 24 20 44 South West 11 4 15 South East 1 — 1 Total 177 137 314 I shall send the hon. Member a full list of approved schemes shortly, and place a copy in the Library of the House. A total of £36.5 million has been allocated to the traditional urban programme in 1986–87, of which £6.62 million was available for new approvals, including £800,000 for holiday projects.