HC Deb 01 November 1995 vol 265 cc359-60W
Mrs. Beckett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the underspend on capital spending by London initiative zone in each year since 1992(a) in total and (b) by family health services authority; and if he will make a statement. [40828]

Mr. Malone

London initiative zone funding began in 1993–94. The information for 1993–94 and 1994–95 is shown in the table.

Reasons for the underspends included: delays and setbacks in finding suitable sites and securing planning permission; and adjustments inevitably needed when managing a complex capital programme over a six-year period. Capital underspends will be carried forward as part of ring-fenced funding of the development programme. The relevant funds will be spent on LIZ capital projects. In its third year, overall management of the LIZ capital programme continues to improve, in terms of both smaller projects and larger schemes requiring input from a number of different agencies.

London Initiative Zone: Capital Expenditure: variance against plan
FHSA £,000 1993–94 £,000 1994–95
Barking and Havering (594) (24)
Camden and Islington (458) (1,720)
City and East London 1741 (1,803)
Enfield and Haringey 128 (1,236)
Redbridge and Waltham Forest — (689)
Brent and Harrow (501) (2,102)
Ealing, Hammersmith and Harrow (1,340) (3,876)
Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster (460) (1,909)
Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham — 11,362
Bexley and Greenwich (1,192) (370)
Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth (1,628) (1,261)
Croydon (2,264)
Total FHSAs (5,404) (15,892)

Note:

Figures in brackets represent underspends. All underspends are ring-fenced and carried forward in 1995–96 and future years. Figures at 1 are overspends and affect the total underspend for all FHSAs.

Source:

Thames RHAs.