§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the budget of, and how many voluntary sector proposals were financed through, the urban programme in(a) 1993–94 and (b) 1994–95.
§ Sir Paul BeresfordThe figures for expenditure on voluntary sector projects, and for the number of such projects, funded through the urban programme in the years requested are set out in the table:
Year Expenditure £ millions (forecast) Number of Projects (forecast) 1993–94 34.938 1,331 1994–95 122.717 1801 1 These figures exclude the London boroughs of Lewisham and Newham, which are not yet available.