§ Mrs. Helen JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has had from local authorities affected by the announcement on 13 November that there would be no more new starts under the urban programme.
§ Mr. Robin SquireMy right hon. and learned Friend and other Ministers have received a few representations from local authorities about the arrangements set out in my letter of 13 November to urban programme authority leaders for an urban partnership fund, which will use uncommitted urban programme money alongside local authority capital receipts and other resources to promote urban regeneration.
§ Mrs. Helen JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (i) if he will list those authorities eligible for urban programme funding(a) that are also in receipt of successful city challenge project allocation, (b) that put forward city challenge projects which failed and (c) that did not bid for city challenge;
(2) if he will list the local authorities in England that received an allocation from the urban programme this year.
§ Mr. Robin SquireTables 1 and 2 list successful and unsuccessful city challenge authorities. Taken together, the tables list all 57 authorities which received an urban programme allocation in 1992–93.
Table 1—successful city challenge authorities Barnsley Manchester Birmingham Middlesbrough Blackburn Newcastle Bolton Newham Bradford North Tyneside Brent Nottingham Derby Rotherham Doncaster Sandwell Hackney Sefton Hartlepool Stockton-on-Tees Kensington and Chelsea Sunderland Kirklees Tower Hamlets Lambeth Walsall Leicester Wigan Lewisham Wirral Liverpool Wolverhampton
Table 2—unsuccessful city challenge authorities Bristol Leeds Burnley Oldham Coventry Plymouth Dudley Preston Gateshead Rochdale Greenwich Salford Halton Sheffield Hammersmith and Fulham South Tyneside Haringey Southwark Hull St. Helens Islington Wandsworth Knowsley The Wrekin Langbaurgh
§ Mrs. Helen JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his present estimate of urban 557W programme allocation for 1992–93, 1993–94 and 1994–95 (a) nationally, (b) for each region and (c) by urban programme authority.
§ Mr. Robin Squire(a) The public expenditure provision of the urban programme is £237 million in 1992–93, £176 million in 1993–94 and £91 million 1994–95. This will allow us to fund existing commitments in future years and provide an additional £20 million in 1993–94 for projects as part of capital partnership.
(b) The 1992–93 provision includes the urban crime fund initiative. The main urban programme provision for each region for 1992–93 is set out in the table.
£ million Northern 36.520 North West 38.954 Merseyside 28.285 West Midlands 35.488 East Midlands 9.913 Yorkshire and Humberside 25.997 London 43.172 South West 2.665 In addition, local authorities contribute 25 per cent. of the cost of revenue projects, estimated at about £16 million, and will receive £11 million for projects supported by district health authorities from the Department of Health. Regional allocations for future years have not yet been made.
(c) For initial allocations to urban programme authorities for 1992–93, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Newham, North-West (Mr. Banks) on 5 June, Official Report, column 666.