HC Deb 22 July 2004 vol 424 cc557-9W
Ms Buck

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the percentage change in the Government Office for London's(a) running costs and (b) projected expenditure has been in each year since 1999 to 2000. [185325]

Phil Hope

Government Office for London (GOL) Running Cost (admin) expenditure and percentage change is as follows:

£ million Percentage change

2004–05
Sponsor department Programme budgets Allocation (£)
ODPM Community Chest 5,313,331
ODPM Community Empowerment Fund 2,654,485
ODPM Community Learning Chest 1,287,209
ODPM Public Order and Community Cohesion 92,077
ODPM Disabled Facilities Grant 15,282,000
ODPM Estate Action 2,600,000
ODPM Greater London Authority General Grant 36,328,000
ODPM Housing Action Trusts 30,500,000
ODPM Single Regional Housing Pot 1,078,000,000
ODPM Neighbourhood Renewal Fund 105,145,902
ODPM Neighbourhood Renewal—Skills and Knowledge 124,000
ODPM New Deal for Communities 62,165,548
ODPM Neighbourhood Management Pathfinders 2,426,943
ODPM Street Wardens 1,586,951
ODPM Street Crime Wardens 4,403,993
ODPM European Regional Development Fund (Objective 2) 20,240,909
DfT Greater London Authority Transport Grant 2,225,111,000
DEFRA Sustainable Development Publicity Budget 40,000
DEFRA Sustainable Farming and Food 10,000
DFES Community Champions 533,915
DFES Pathfinder Young Community Champions 40,000
DFES Connexions Partnership Grant Funding 70,655,842
DFES Positive Activities For Young People 7,371,088
DFES Transforming Youth Work (Development Funding) 1,340,874
DFES Special Educational Needs/Disability Act 736,828
DFES Millennium Volunteers 1,494,353
DFES Vocational and Work Related Learning 100,000
DFES Connexions Key Workers 5,040,000
DFES Training and Development of Connexions Key Workers 270,312
DFES Regional Networking 25,000
DFES PAYP—GO Secondees 50,000
DTI London Development Agency Grants 327,149,000
DTI New and Renewable Sources of Energy 142,434
DWP European Structural Fund (ESF) Objective 2 4,310,000
DWP European Structural Fund (ESF) Objective 3 54,721,164
Home Office Antisocial Behaviour Fund
Home Office Basic Command Unit Fund 9,995,862
Home Office Building Safer Communities Fund 11,880,385
Home Office Communication Funding
Home Office Gun Crime
Home Office Home Office Directors' Allocation Fund 1,243,300
Home Office Neighbourhood Renewal Capacity Building Fund 250,000
Home Office Drugs Team Strategic Grant
Home Office Recovered Assets Fund

1999–2000 16.0 n/a
2000–01 13.2 –17.5
2001–02 13.2 0.0
2002–03 14.1 6.8
2003–04 16.7 18.4
2004–05 18.1 8.4
Note:
The expenditure figure for 2004–05 reflects the anticipated end–year outturn.

Ms Buck

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list programmes managed by the Government Office for London in 2004–05, indicating in each case(a) the total funding and (b) the anticipated end date of the programme. [185327]

Phil Hope

The following table shows the Programmes managed by Government Office for London in 2004–05. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is still waiting confirmation of some of the Home Office allocations (allocation field'—'). The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has only been informed of one end date (for New and Renewable Sources of Energy, which will end in September 2004). It is anticipated that the others will continue in 2004–05 and we will be notified closer to the new financial year (2005–06) as to whether or not the Programmes will cease.

2004–05
Sponsor department Programme budgets Allocation (£)
Home Office Capacity Building and Infrastructure Early Spend 650,000
Home Office Time Limited Development Fund 802,706
Home Office Connecting Communities 1,363,343
Home Office Regional Networks 87,000
Home Office Vehicle Crime
Home Office Domestic Violence 300,000
Total 4,093,865,754