§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish for each county and district council what allocation of funding has been made under the strategic development scheme and its predecessor schemes, including the urban programmes, rural initiative, projects of national and regional importance and special projects, for the last three years and for 1994–95.
§ Mr. RedwoodAllocations made to local authorities in Wales under the urban programme, rural initiative, projects of regional and national importance and special project schemes between 1991–92 and 1993–94 and the strategic development scheme in 1994–95 are set out in the table.
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Local authority urban programme (UP), rural initiative (RI) project of national and regional importance/special projects (PRNI/SP) and strategic development scheme (SDS) allocations between 1991 and 1995 Local authority Programme 1991–92 1992–935 1993–941 1994–954 Clwyd CC RI 165,000 170,000 279,000 — UP 1,904,020 1,777,985 804,817 — PRNI/SP 2,390,000 2,361,000 2,000,000 — SDS — — — 1,297,237 Alyn and Deeside CC RI — — — 1,297,237 UP 257,613 100,000 337,500 — PRNI/SP — — — — SDS — — — 1,337,527 Colwyn DC RI 40,000 — 32,000 — UP 315,707 133,000 70,000 — PRNUSP — — 580,000 — SDS — — — 1,447,000 Delyn RI 120,000 — — — UP 810,141 756,658 337,998 — PRNI/SP 650,000 2,000,000 1,950,000 — SDS — — — 728,758 Glyndwr DC RI 180,000 270,000 174,540 — UP 298,987 225,237 118,131 — PRNI/SP — — — — SDS — — — 1,186,956 Rhuddlan BC RI 147,000 — 27,000 — UP 687,000 1,125,000 1,137,554 — PRNUSP 840,000 825,000 1,200,000 — SDS — — — 820,867 Wrexham Maelor BC RI — — — — UP 1,436,703 549,559 246,401 — PRNI/SP 1,350,000 200,000 2,085,000 — SDS — — — 1,487,336 Dyfed CC RI 553,000 2,312,700 838,500 — UP 1,010,538 303,683 351,184 — PRNI/SP — — — — SDS — — — 1,289,6532 Carmarthen DC RI 557,650 126,500 120,000 — UP 694,088 17,865 17,865 — PRNI/SP — — — — SDS — — — 183,9333 Ceredigion DC RI 140,000 240,000 302,000 — UP 277,127 107,163 76,781 — PRNI/SP — — 500,000 — SDS — — — 975,1943 Dinfwr BC RI 78,000 125,000 236,000 — UP 762,731 1,080,375 427,830 — PRNI/SP 900,000 600,000 — — SDS — — — 1,443,915 Llanelli BC RI — — — — UP 434,327 1,103,627 764,057 — PRNI/SP 1,000,000 1,095,627 1,500,000 — SDS — — — 2,224,300 Preseli Pembrokeshire DC RI 33,450 347,104 1,021,460 — UP 316,530 112,439 140,000 — PRNI/SP 650,000 700,000 — — SDS — — — 927,015 South Pembrokeshire DC RI 60,000 146,000 678,340 — UP 274,247 193,000 221,792 — PRNI/SP — — 1,000,000 — SDS — — — 2,481,272 Gwent CC RI — — — — UP 5,479,696 2,234,987 1,355,759 — PRNI/SP 1,054,000 500,000 500,000 — SDS — — — 2,389,256 Blaenau Gwent BC RI 9,800 — — — UP 5,883,525 1,680,885 915,728 — PRNI/SP 1,055,000 700,000 655,000 — SDS — — — 1,752,723 Islwyn BC RI — — — — UP 1,058,884 840,476 722,920 — PRNI/SP — — — — SDS — — — 1,256,908 Monmouth DC RI 236,000 211,000 56,911 — UP 264,683 29,724 203,306 — PRNI/SP — — — — SDS — — — 57,873 Newport BC RI — — — — UP 678,392 815,426 1,034,386 — PRNI/SP — — — — SDS — — — 1,153,335
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Local authority Programme 1991–92 1992–935 1993–941 1994–954 Torfaen BC RI — — — — UP 801,739 464,436 345,344 — PRNI/SP — — — — SDS — — — 640,075 Gwynedd CC RI 410,000 208,000 641,000 — UP 1,069,774 1,495,728 1,460,011 — PRNI/SP 248,000 — 806,000 — SDS — — — 2,778,897 Aberconway BC RI — 617,983 440,000 — UP 260,900 190,900 170,450 — PRNI/SP 759,000 2,185,000 — — SDS — — — 1,170,000 Arfon BC RI 300,000 94,500 590,000 — UP 807,403 656,932 381,854 — PRNI/SP — — — — SDS — — — 1,126,060 Dwyfor DC RI 250,000 156,400 501,300 — UP 250,000 150,000 121,475 — PRNI/SP 1,400,000 1,900,000 — — SDS — — — 787,464 Meirionnydd DC RI — 100,000 526,100 — UP 399,539 221,029 157,595 — PRNI/SP — — — — SDS — — — 622,576 Ynys Mon BC RI 52,000 135,000 390,000 — UP 583,406 318,282 127,071 — PRNI/SP — — — — SDS — — — 1,019,198 Mid Glamorgan CC RI — — — — UP 2,163,187 2,419,309 2,195,545 — PRNI/SP 7,430,000 2,374,309 — — SDS — — — 2,595,176 Cynon Valley BC RI — — — — UP 2,272,621 2,322,765 1,775,532 — PRNI/SP — — — — SDS — — — 1,936,880 Merthyr Tydfil BC RI — — — — UP 1,059,184 1,487,581 987,046 — PRNI/SP — — — — SDS — — — 892,769 Ogwr BC RI — — — — UP 1,185,108 1,353,902 1,165,412 — PRNI/SP — — — 1,102,278 SDS — — — — Rhondda BC RI — — — — UP 1,823,311 1,896,285 2,804,766 — PRNI/SP 900,000 — — — SDS — — — 4,450,290 Rhymey Valley DC RI — — — — UP 642,858 1,161,266 744,720 — PRNI/SP — — — — SDS — — — 800,000 Taff-Ely BC RI — — — — UP 665,850 1,084,591 533,282 — PRNI/SP 350,000 — — — SDS — — — 420,789 Powys CC RI 277,122 500,000 317,000 — UP 763,280 114,640 90,566 — PRNI/SP — — — — SDS — — — 774,738 Brecknock BC RI 360,000 — 110,000 — UP 385,000 250,000 — — PRNI/SP — — 1,316,000 — SDS — — — 2,330,000 Montgomeryshire DC RI 580,000 196,826 262,000 — UP 560,000 — — — PRNI/SP — — — — SDS — — — 125,790 Radnor DC RI 420,000 31,000 — — UP 604,686 15,836 15,836 — PRN/SP 805,000 250,000 — — SDS — — — 182,918 South Glamorgan CC RI — — — — UP 1,136,343 1,624,470 1,339,602 — PRNI/SP 400,000 — — — SDS — — — 1,227,698 Cardiff CC RI — — — — UP 1,206,534 1,076,683 1,310,492 —
Local authority Programme 1991–92 1992–935 1993–941 1994–9544 PRNUSP — — — — SDS — — — 988,961 Vale of Glamorgan CC RI — — — — UP 288,710 577,677 760,882 — PRNI/SP — — — — SDS — — — 1,189,632 West Glamorgan CC RI — — — — UP 1,072,526 1,358,844 1,632,821 — PRNI/SP — 300,000 1,879,000 — SDS — — — 2,281,353 Port Talbot BC RI — — — — UP 622,700 183,047 330,809 — PRNI/SP — — — — SDS — — — 249,797 Lliw Valley BC RI — — 8,344 — UP 302,300 432,078 338,504 — PRNI/SP — — — — SDS — — — 281,758 Neath BC RI — — — — UP 816,520 679,811 310,285 — PRNI/SP — — — — SDS — — — 347,311 Swansea CC RI — — — — UP 554,307 544,277 964,804 — PRNI/SP 1,239,000 — 165,000 — SDS — — — 2,625,245 1Includes additional in-year allocations. 2 Includes £0.5 million available to any local authority within the West Wales Task Force area. 3 Does not include £1.9 million set aside for projects supported in principle for Carmarthen DC and Ceridigion DC. 4 Includes slippage on schemes carried forward from 1993–94. 5 Figures updated since Mr. Elfyn Llwyd's question (PQ 934/93/94) answered on 3 March 1994.
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales by what method his Department calculates the index used to determine funding for strategic development schemes in local councils; what method is used to allow for sparsity of population; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RedwoodFunding under the strategic development scheme is allocated according to the quality of the bids which local authorities submit. In reaching decisions I have regard to the needs reflected in the index of socio-economic conditions. The composition of the index was agreed with the local authority associations and is compiled using eight factors largely derived from census information. The factors are measured in terms of both scale—that is, actual numbers—and intensity—that is, proportion of the population. The data are statistically transformed to make each factor comparable, weighted and combined to give an overall score for each electoral ward. The eight factors are:
- a. Unemployment
- b. Economically active population
- c. Low socio-economic groups
- d. Population loss in the 20 to 59 years age group
- e. Permanently sick
- f Overcrowding in housing
- g. Level of basic housing amenities
- h. Standard mortality rate (relatives values only).
Sparsity of population is not a factor in the index.