§ 42. Mr. Eyreasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give particulars of the length of time taken 224W and cost involved in establishing a framework for the development of a comprehensive community programme in conjunction with the Institute of Local Government Studies at Birmingham University; and which recommendations have been upheld.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettThe contract with the Institute of Local Government Studies for advice on the development of comprehensive community programmes (CCPs) is for a period of two years from 1st October 1975. Responsibility for the contract was transferred from the Home Office to the Department of the Environment, together with responsibility for the urban programme, on 13th June 1977. The total cost is estimated to be about £41,000. This work has consisted of advising on different aspects of the CCP approach rather than submitting a single report containing a series of recommendations.
§ 46. Mr. Anthony Grantasked the Secretary of State for the Environment at what stage in their development the two comprehensive community programmes at Gateshead and Motherwell are; and what is the full-time staff employed and at work in each.
§ 48. Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for the Environment at what stage in development are the two comprehensive community programmes at Gateshead and Motherwell; and what full-time staff are employed at work in each.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettA team of four is now in post in Gateshead and has started work on the preparation of a comprehensive community programme. In Motherwell two staff are employed full-time. They are midway through the research and policy phase of the project.
§ 43. Mr. Hal Millerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how much money has actually been spent to date on the comprehensive community programme specifying the amount spent in each project.
§ 47. Mr. Lawrenceasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how much money has actually been spent to date on the comprehensive community programmes, and if he will specify the 225W amount spent on each project and the dates on which the remaining projects will be launched.
§ Mr. Guy Barnett£8,700 has been paid by central Government to Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council to meet expenditure on the comprehensive community programme (CCP) team, all of it during the first quarter of the financial year 1977–78. I understand that in Motherwell about £19,300 was spent during the financial year 1976–77. Figures for actual expenditure incurred there this financial year are not yet available.
We have no immediate plans for inviting other local authorities to undertake CCPs.