§ Mr. GoodmanTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much funding has been allocated in(a) 2004–05, (b) 2005–06 and (c) in total to (i) the Community Empowerment Fund (ii) the Single Regeneration Budget and (iii) urban regeneration companies. [163655]
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§ Yvette CooperCommunity Empowerment Fund Budget allocations for the Community Empowerment Fund are tabled as follows, broken down by English region:
Budget allocation to community empowerment fund £ Region 2003–04 2004–05 Total East 228,033 228,033 456,066 East Midlands 905,245 905,245 1,810,490 London 2,654,485 2,654,485 5,308,970 North East 1,824,502 1,824,502 3,649,004 North West 2,967,301 2,967,301 5,934,602 South East 436,573 436,573 873,146 South West 465,082 465,082 930,164 West Midlands 1,132,771 1,132,771 2,265,542 Yorks and Humber 1,386,008 1,386,008 2,772,016 All regions total 12,000,000 12,000,000 24,000,000 Single Regeneration Budget
In 2001, the Single Regeneration Budget 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 planned contribution to the RDA's Single Pot is £1,456 million for 2004–05 and £1,513 million far 2005–06, totalling £2,959 million over the two year period.
Urban Regeneration Companies (URCs)
Funding allocations for capital projects in each URC are not held centrally and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister does not fund urban regeneration companies directly. Each URC has its own set of funding partners, which finance the company. Budget allocations from the regional development agencies and English Partnerships, for the 2004–05 running costs of each URC, are set out in my written answer of 4 March 2004, Official Report, column 1108W. Allocations for 2005–06 will be of a similar order.