§ Lord Wade of Chorltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What resources they are providing for the Department of the Environment's urban group of programmes following the Autumn Statement.
§ Baroness BlatchThe Government are making available an extra £100 million over the next two financial years to regenerate our inner cities and reclaim derelict land. The details for each programme are set out in the tables. These extra resources will ensure that we capitalise on the progress we are already making in tackling run-down parts of our urban areas.
The Urban Development Corporations (UDCs) are currently responsible for regenerating nearly 16,000 hectares of underused inner city land. We are proposing additional resources totalling £47 million, bringing the total Government input to over £650 million over the next two years. These will enable the UDCs to make further and faster headway revitalising these areas.
The further resources of £30 million for Derelict Land Grant will bring the total available to over £220 million over the next two years, including over £20 million of forecast receipts ploughed back into the programme. These further resources will accelerate progress in reclaiming land for economic and environmental purposes, with a particular emphasis on badly contaminated land, reflecting the Government's continuing commitment to environmental policies.
The City Grant programme, which encourages developers to bring derelict land and buildings back into productive use, will be boosted by an additional £18 million over previously planned levels, bringing the total grant available to £173 million over the next two years.
We have already announced that the eleven City Challenge pacemakers will receive a total of £8.5 million each year for up to 5 years, from urban and housing programmes, to take forward their winning plans. These resources, together with the input by the local authorities and their private, voluntary and community partners, will be directed at achieving the comprehensive and lasting regeneration of those key localities.
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Department of Environment urban block £million1 1991–92 1992–93 1992–93 1993–94 1993–94 1994–95 Provision Previous plan New plan Previous plan New plan New plan City Grant 2 51 76 84 79 89 91 UDCs 3 502 305 3 332 303 323 305 Derelict Land Grant2 Gross 88 94 109 98 113 115 Receipts -12 -11 -11 -11 -11 -11 Net 76 83 98 87 102 104 Urban Programme2 242 244 249 246 246 252 City Action Teams2 8 8 8 9 9 9 Research 1 1 1 1 1 1 Total Urban Block 880 717 772 724 769 762 1 Rounded to nearest million. 2 The City Challenge pacemakers will receive £82.5 million resources each year, from 1992–93 for up to 5 years, drawn from these and Housing programmes. 3 Figures reflect completion of LDDC transport infrastructure projects eg Limehouse Link.
Individual UDC allocations £million1 1991–92 1992–93 1992–93 1993–94 1993–94 1994–95 Current provision Previous plan New plan Previous plan New plan New plan LDDC 248.7 96.0 101.0 98.4 101.4 99.9 MDC 28.8 30.0 32.0 28.0 29.0 28.5 BCDC 36.4 35.0 36.5 36.0 36.0 36.3 TDC 53.1 36.0 38.5 35.0 36.0 35.0 TPDC 28.1 30.1 31.6 30.1 30.6 30.0 TWDC 37.5 37.0 40.5 36.0 37.5 36.0 BDC 27.1 9.3 9.3 8.3 9.3 8.0 CMDC 16.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 7.5 LDC 12.6 3.0 5.0 1.0 4.0 3.2 SDC 13.3 12.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 120 Uncommitted — — 8.0 — 9.0 9.0 Total 501.5 305.4 332.4 302.8 322.8 305.4 1 Rounded to nearest £ million.