§ Matthew GreenTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the area-based initiatives which receive funding from his Department; what the total budget is for each; and what amount each received from his Department in this financial year. [150100]
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§ Yvette CooperThe information is as follows:
£million ODPM funded initiatives Total ODPM funding 2003–04 Budget allocation Coalfields 157.30 22.00 Community Chests 100.00 25.00 European Regional Development Fund Areas 1672.07 230.53 Market Renewal Pathfinders 500.00 61.20 Neighbourhood Management 91.00 23.00 Neighbourhood Renewal Fund 2,019.00 400.00 Neighbourhood Wardens/Street Wardens 45.50 10.00 New Deal for Communities 1,440.00 265.00 Total 4,924.87 1,036.73 1SR02 allocation Other area-based initiatives:
Single Regeneration Budget
In 2001, the Single Regeneration Budget (SRB) was subsumed into the Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) Single Programme ('Single Pot') from which RDAs will continue to fund existing SRB commitments. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's contribution to the RDAs Single Pot is £4,679 million for 2003–06 and £1,523.7 million for 2003–04.
Urban Regeneration Companies (URCs)
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister does not directly fund URCs as funding is channelled through non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) and other delivery agents.
Other initiatives
Liveability Fund is a pilot scheme working with 27 local authorities giving capital reward grants in return for agreed service improvements in management and maintenance of public spaces and does not focus on specific areas. Total funding for the scheme is £89 million, £7 million of which is budgeted for 2003–04.