HC Deb 15 October 2003 vol 411 cc277-8W
Mr. Best

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what steps the Government is taking to assist in increasing the provision of social housing in Leeds North West. [132232]

Vera Baird

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister by what criteria the Borough of Redcar and Cleveland was excluded from the new allocation of monies from the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund. [131222]

Yvette Cooper

The Borough of Redcar and Cleveland is not among those 26 of the existing 88 Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (NRF) areas that will receive allocations from the residual NRF resources of £175 million for 2004–05 and 2005–06. This is because Redcar and Cleveland is not ranked in the lowest 10 areas against two or more indicators that act as a proxy for the achievement of key national floor targets, i.e. the Borough is not one of the 26 areas that have the furthest distance to travel to meet these floor targets and tackle multiple deprivation.

Vera Baird

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when there will next be an allocation of funds from the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund to local authorities with high levels of deprivation. [131223]

Yvette Cooper

The £175 million of residual Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (NRF) resources announced on 16 September 2003 is the final part of the £975 million provided for by Spending Review 2002 (SR2002) for 2004–05 and 2005–06.

The provision of any new funding will be a matter for consideration as part of Spending Review 2004 (SR2004).