§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much money has so far been awarded under the city challenge programme.
§ Mr. Robin SquireSubject to satisfactory performance by pacemakers and the approval of authorities' action plans for round 2, city challenge expenditure on pacemakers and round 2 winners will be £82.5 million and £150 million per annum respectively for five years. No decisions on future rounds of city challenge have yet been taken.
§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when the next round of the city challenge awards is to be announced.
§ Mr. Robin SquireTwenty local authorities, with their partners, bid successfully in the second round of city challenge and are currently preparing five year action plans for ministerial approval with a view to implementation from April 1993. They have been asked to submit their completed plans by 31 December 1992 and it is intended that approval decisions will be announced in February 1993. A decision about subsequent rounds of city challenge will be made in due course.