§ Mr. RendelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how much grant has been given to English Partnerships in each year since 1993; and if he will make a statement. [5720]
§ Angela Eagle[holding answer 2 July 1997]: The grant given to English Partnerships in each year since 1993 is as follows:
£ million Year Grant-in-aid Derelict Land Grant1 1993–94 21.728 Nil 1994–95 118.306 72.079 1995–96 155.721 54.391 1996–07 2190.965 13.002 1 English Partnerships acts as the Department for the Environment, Transport and the Regions' agent for making Local Authority Derelict Land Grant payments on projects approved before 1 April 1994. The number of projects remaining to be completed is declining quickly. 2 Excludes funding for the Greenwich project.