HC Deb 15 June 1976 vol 913 cc78-80W
Mr. Silvester

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much money allocated to projects in Manchester during the various phases of the Urban Aid Programme was taken up by voluntary bodies; and how much was taken up by the statutory bodies.

Mr. John

The information is as follows:

VALUE OF PROJECTS IN MANCHESTER APPROVED UNDER THE URBAN PROGRAMME
(1) To be run by Voluntary Organisations
Expenditure Approved (£)
Circular Number Capital Recurrent Non-capital Non-Recurrent Non -Capital
1 … … — — —
2 … … — — 2,000
3 … … — 12,850 4,850
4 … … — 6,085 —
5* … … — — —
6† … … — — 946
7 … … 14,300 24,582 19,442
8† … … — — 2,527
9 … … 12,000 3,694 650
10† … … — — 1,812
11 … … 29,970 4,500 —
12 … … 90,467 16,230 —
13† … … — — 3,160
14 … … 42,600 48,590 350
15† … … — — 1,715
(2) To be run by the Local Authority
Expenditure Approved (£)
Circular Number Capital Recurrent Non-capital Non-Recurrent Non-capital
1 … … 195,910 — —
2 … … 142,375 13,580 17,920
3 … … 65,000 10,210 —
4 … … — 10,200 1,500
5* … … — — —
6† … … — — 630
7 … … 33,315 2,800 —
8† … … — — 1,095
9 … … 15,600 4,900 —
10† … … — — 2,284
11 … … 3,200 3,400 —
12 … … — 6,930 500
13† … … — — 3,170
14 … … — — —
15† … … — — 2,722
* This circular invited applications only from intermediate and development areas.
† These circulars invited applications only for non-recurrent holiday projects.

Mr. Silverster

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much money was allocated to projects undertaken in Manchester during each phase of the Urban Aid Programme.

Mr. John

The information is as follows:

MONEY ALLOCATED FOR URBAN PROGRAMME PROJECTS IN MANCHESTER UNDER CIRCULARS 1–15
Amounts (£)
Circular Number Capital Recurrent Non-capital Non-Recurrent Non-capital
1 … … 195,910 — —
2 … … 142,375 13,580 19,920
3 … … 65,000 23,060 4,850
4 … … — 16,285 1,500
5* … … — —. —
6† … … — — 1,576
7 … … 47,615 27,382 19,442
8† … … — — 3,622
9 … … 27,600 8,594 650
10† … … — — 4,096
11 … … 33,170 7,900 —
12 … … 90,467 23,160 500
13† … … — — 6,330
14 … … 42,600 48,590 350
15 … … — — 4,437
* This circular invited applications only from intermediate and development areas.
† These circulars invited applications only for non-recurrent holiday projects.

Mr. Silvester

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many projects were approved in Manchester under each phase of the Urban Aid Programme; and what was the nature of these projects.

Mr. John

123 projects, intended to help meet special social need 4in Manchester, have been approved under the Urban Programme. They cover a wide range, including nursery classes, playgroups, a family advice centre, a housing advisory service, language projects, provision for the elderly, a law centre, a women's aid project and short-term special projects in the school holidays. The numbers of projects approved under successive circulars have been as follows:

Circular Number Number of Projects Approved
1 … … … 15
2 … … … 17
3 … … … 17
4 … … … 7
5* … … … 0
6 … … … 2
7 … … … 12
8 … … … 4
9 … … … 9
10 … … … 5
11 … … … 8
12 … … … 8
13 … … … 5
14 … … … 7
15 … … … 7
*This circular invited applications only from development and intermediate areas.