HC Deb 27 January 2003 vol 398 cc625-6W
Mrs. Calton

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to his answer of 4 December 2002,Official Report, column 887W, concerning neighbourhood renewal status, what guidelines are issued to or requirements made of local authorities in receipt of neighbourhood renewal status funds about expenditure of such money; and if he will make a statement. [92670]

Mrs. Roche

Guidelines for local authorities in receipt of the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (NRF) are set out annually in a Special Grant Report. meetings after the 20 December. These were allocated on a first-come first-served basis and we were able to meet four of these delegations. No authority was refused a meeting and then subsequently called to a meeting during this consultation period.

We received a total of 385 written responses to consultation, including representations from all those who requested meetings after the deadline but whom we could not accommodate.