§ Mr. BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list, by region, the amount of money in each of the last five financial years which English Partnerships allocated to(a) housing development, (b) employment, and (c) retail development. [16894]
§ Angela Eagle[holding answer: 20 November 1997]: English Partnerships became fully operational in April 1994, with statutory objectives focusing on the sustainable regeneration of areas of need promoting job creation, inward investment and environmental improvements through the reclamation and development of vacant, derelict and underused land and buildings. It operates through broadly based strategic partnerships throughout the English regions with local authorities, the private sector, voluntary bodies and others.
Although English Partnerships does not keep information in the form requested, the table sets out, by region, English Partnerships' approved investment by development type under its Partnership Investment Programme, over its first three years of operation.
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Approved Partnership Investment Programme £ million 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 North East Region Housing 0.584 3.408 5.022 Retail 1.453 — 2.670 Other Commercial/Industrial 16.374 8.574 47.594 Total 18.411 11.982 55.286 North West Region Housing 11.628 4.223 6.440 Retail 0.300 2.874 6.416 Other Commercial/Industrial 14.878 37.137 39.086 Total 26.806 44.234 51.942 Yorkshire and Humberside Housing 1.018 4.913 1.926 Retail — — 2.744 Other Commercial/Industrial 8.861 18.760 34.276 Total 9.879 23.673 38.946 Midlands Housing 0.805 1.777 0.845 Retail 3.370 0.982 0.546 Other Commercial/Industrial 34.444 37.385 44.107 Total 38.619 40.144 45.498 London and South East Housing 8.287 0.705 2.084 Retail 6.000 — — Other Commercial/Industrial 6.800 20.694 26.700 Total 21.087 21.399 28.784 South West Housing 0.113 — 0.200 Retail — — 1.400 Other Commercial/Industrial — 9.321 26.113 Total 0.113 9.321 27.713 Total all regions 114.915 150.753 248.169