HC Deb 28 June 1982 vol 26 c243W
Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) in view of the fact that urban programme expenditure is regarded as part of total expenditure, and so compared with grant-related expenditure and expenditure target for the purpose of determining liability to grant penalties, if he will seek to change the system so that urban programme expenditure is a separate category in grant-related expenditure allocated specifically to programme authorities, such as Sheffield, and not included within particular services as at present;

(2) whether, in allocating the £70 million set aside for urban development grants in 1983–84, he will take account of need, deprivation factors within the area concerned and the impact of a project on the local community, in addition to the amount of private investment generated.

Mr. King

I refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Penistone (Mr. McKay) on 22 June 1982.—[Vol. 26; c.94.]

Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will relax controls on Sheffield's urban programme revenue expenditure in order to assist the voluntary sector and schemes for ethnic minorities.

Mr. King

I refer the hon. Gentleman to my reply to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Brightside (Miss Maynard) on 22 June.—[Vol. 26, c.94.]

Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment on what criteria urban programme money is allocated between programme and partnership authorities, the urban development corporations and other authorities.

Mr. King

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Keighley (Mr. Cryer) on 12 May.—[Vol. 23, c. 271.]

Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment, where revenue schemes funded through the urban programme reach the end of their approval periods and become time expired, if he will allow their inclusion in main revenue programmes in appropriate cases as spending additions outside the grant-related expenditure assessment and rate support grant penalty.

Mr. King

I refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Hillsborough (Mr. Flannery) on 22 June 1982.—[Vol. 26, c.94.]