HC Deb 31 October 1996 vol 284 cc214-6W
Mr. Richards

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list all bids from the former Colwyn borough council, Rhuddlan borough council, Ogwr borough council, and Clwyd county council which received strategic development scheme funding from his Department. [216]

Mr. Gwilym Jones

The end of year strategic development scheme approvals for each of the four former local authorities in 1994–95 and 1995–96 are as follows:

Clwyd County Council
Project Amount
Capital Revenue
1994–95
Education and training for special needs, Wrexham 5,000
Business units at Wrexham technology park 106,425
Build a multi-purpose community centre and landscaping at Caia Park 114,094
Construction of alternative access into Denbigh by widening Barkers Well lane 193,000
Traffic calming measures, hard and soft landscaping, improved lighting, Caia Park 150,000
Conversion of a building at Queensway to workshop and provide training, Caia Park 30,000
Barkers Well lane 51,775
Corwen business centre 9,196
Pensarn community resource team to continue to address problems arising from floods 173,775
Appointment of village liaison and development worker, Brymbo 21,002
Conversion of a building at Queensway to workshop and provide training in Caia Park 30,500
Employment of 2 counsellors to provide enterprise training and business advice for small business start ups 55,000
Full time coordinator at WRENEWAL 9,360
Rhyl and district benefit advice shop 65,634
Caia Park employment project 47,409
West Rhyl young peoples project 42,193
Employment of county crime prevention coordinator 41,866
Rhyl adventure playground community recreation scheme 17,347
Business information Network— appointment of development and liaison officer 5,541
Education and training for special needs in Wrexham 83,518
Rhyl adventure playground 23,492
659,490 616,637

Clwyd County Council
Project Amount
Capital Revenue
1995–96
Construction of suitable alternative access Barkers Well Lane, Denbigh 223,000
Construction of new commercial units at Pinfold Industrial Estate, Rhyl—Phase 2 300,000
Build a multipurpose community centre and landscaping at Caia Park, Wrexham 385,906
Business Unit at Wrexham Technology Park 5,141
Traffic calming measures, Caia Park 54,951
Caia Park Employment Project 48,330
Education and training for special needs in Wrexham 85,518
Pensarn community resource team—floods in Towyn 86,888
Appointment of a village liaison and development worker 10,501
Conversion of a building at Queensway to workshop and provide training, Caia Park 66,500
Employment of 2 counsellors to provide enterprise training and business advice for small business start ups 56,000
West Rhyl young peoples project 42,193
Employment of worker at Rhyl adventure playground 16,840
Rhyl and district benefit advice shop 58,734
Full time coordinator at WRENEWAL 22,217
Employment of county crime prevention coordinator 39,740
West Rhyl community strategy 4,152
Community strategy for Castle Ward, Flint 3,000
968,998 540,613

Colwyn Borough Council
Amount
Project Capital Revenue
1994–95
Grants for businesses 40,000
Llanfairtalhaiarn landscaping 1,990
Pensarn coast protection scheme 25,000
Coast Protection—Rhos on Sea 80,000
146,990
1995–96
Colwyn Bay CRA 151,770
Environmental Improvements Llanfairtalhaiarn 1,424
Town Centre Beach link enhancement 180,000
333,194

Glyndwr District Council
Project Amount
Capital Revenue
1994–95
Llangollen to Corwen steam railway 100,000
Women's aid support worker 27,841
100,000 27,841
1995–96
Link road and parking Corwen Town Centre 280,000
Women's aid support worker 26,956
280,000 26,956

Rhuddlan Borough Council
Project Amount
Capital Revenue
1994–95
Refurbishment of Railway Station, Rhyl 634,470
Commercial renewal area grants, Rhyl 24,250
Cefndy employment park 15,400
Fforddlas workshops 125,880
Rhuallt community bus 4,920
Employment of community development and liaison worker 20,867
804,920 20,867
1995–96
Ffordlas Industrial site Rhyl and associated infrastructure 100,000
Rhyl Town centre and central promenade security initiative 232,000
Refurbish railway station to construct commercial units, Rhyl 200,000
Internal commercial renewal grants to 15 business in Rhyl 100,000
Provide 150m of ind estate roads and 3ha serviced plots Cefndy road employment park 200,000
Employment of community development and liaison worker 21,416
Rhyl Town centre and central promenade security initiative 58,000
Improvements to East Promenade Rhyl 1,000,000
1,832,000 79,416