§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many local authorities have benefited from the new neighbourhood Renewal Fund in Lancashire, giving(a)the amounts and (b)the local authorities. [47428]
§ Ms KeebleThe table shows the local authority areas in Lancashire that are eligible for the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (NRF) and their confirmed allocations in
Revenue and capital grants paid to London Borough of Merton £000s 1997–98 Outturn 1998–99 Outturn 1999–2000 Outturn 2000–01 Outturn 2001–02 Budget Revenue Grants Revenue Support Grant 53,036 57,342 59,829 54,923 59,104 Redistributed Non-Domestic Rates 39,124 41,496 45,252 51,169 50,701 Central Support Protection Grant — 0 0 376 0 Ring-fenced Grants inside AEF1 7,024 8,310 11,237 17,011 18.800 Revenue Grants paid into GFRA2 99,184 107,148 116,318 123,479 128.605 Capital Grants3 0 3,380 4,610 4,057 5,971 Total 99,184 110,528 120,928 127,536 134,576 Notes:
1Aggregate External Finance (AEF) is central government support towards total standard spending. It comprises RSG, NNDR, and certain Ring-fenced grants.
2This includes all revenue grants paid into the General Fund Revenue Account (GFRA), but may exclude certain public funding, for example for some non-departmental public bodies, which is recorded as income and is not separately identifiable.
3Consists of central government, non-departmental public bodies and national lottery.
Sources:
1997–98 to 2000–01 Revenue Summary and Capital Outturn returns. 2001–02 General Fund Revenue Account and Capital Estimates returns.
72Wthe first two years of the fund. Allocations for 2003–04 will be confirmed prior to that financial year, subject to parliamentary debate and approval:
NRF allocation £ million Local authority Year 1 2001–02 Year 2 2002–03 Blackburn with Darwen 2.167412 3.251118 Blackpool 1.503944 2.255916 Burnley 0.636635 0.954953 Hyndburn 0.646818 0.970227 Pendle 0.980471 1.470707 Preston 1.260217 1.890326