§ Dr. Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many projects to date are covered by urban development grants; how much public expenditure is involved in the current financial year; and how much is committed thereby in future years.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinMy Department has so far given final approval to 52 projects for urban development grant. 499W A further 58 projects have received offers of grant to which responses from local authorities remain outstanding. The estimated total costs of these 110 projects are more than £300 million, of which some £63 million would be met by urban development grant and other public funds, spread over several years. Eleven other projects have received offers of grant but will not now be proceeding.
§ Dr. Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the total urban programme for the financial years 1978–79 to 1983–84—estimated;
(2) if he will list the outturn urban programme grants paid to each partnership and programme authority and designated district since 1979–80, the estimated figure for 1983–84, and the total grant paid to all English local authorities in these years.
Table 1 Breakdown of the urban programme 1978–79 to 1983–84 £ million cash 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84* Partnerships 37 100 116 118 137 134 Programme authorities 56 32 44 49 59 73 Traditional urban programme 30 33 42 47 52 Other designated districts 3 6 5 8 6 Urban development grant — — — — — 60 Additional allocations — 10 4 — 19 23 93 165 202 215 270 348 * Provisional. 500W
Table 2 Urban programme resources (England) 1979–80/1983–84 Allocation in £ million, cash 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 (Provisional) Total 1979–80/1983–84 Partnerships (1) Birmingham 13.2 17.3 16.9 25.6 24.1 97.1 Docklands* 20.5 26.2 28.3 17.0 8.0 100.0 Hackney 11.8 15.4 15.0 12.1 11.0 84.3 Islington 9.7 10.4 Lambeth 6.8 9.0 9.2 10.4 13.5 48.9 Liverpool* 12.6 17.6 17.4 24.8 24.1 96.5 Manchester/Salford 13.0 17.5 16.8 23.6 24.5 95.4 Newcastle/Gateshead 9.1 12.9 14.0 19.8 18.0 73.8 Programme Authorities (1) (2) (3) Blackburn† — 0.34 0.54 0.78 1.09 2.75 Bolton 1.66 2.11 2.56 2.99 3.39 12.71 Bradford 2.63 3.33 3.12 5.97 4.18 19.23 Brent† — 0.35 0.65 1.55 1.58 4.13 Coventry‡ — 0.14 0.21 0.85 1.18 2.38 Hammersmith and Fulham 2.63 3.33 4.27 4.78 5.63 20.64 Hull 2.06 2.62 3.40 3.89 4.47 16.44 Knowsley‡ — 0.15 0.47 0.37 1.00 2.79 Leeds 2.70 3.56 3.75 4.63 4.14 18.78 Leicester 2.78 3.83 4.16 5.77 5.43 21.97 Middlesbrough 2.06 2.71 3.43 4.98 4.62 17.80 Nottingham 2.62 3.41 3.75 4.98 4.85 19.61 Oldham 1.78 2.43 2.85 4.36 3.66 15.08 Rochdale† — 0.55 0.93 1.46 2.40 5.34 Sandwell† — 0.83 0.98 2.81 2.34 6.96 Sheffield 2.65 3.44 3.49 4.86 4.01 18.45 Sunderland 1.77 2.60 2.68 2.95 3.17 13.17 Tower Hamlets║ — 0.35 0.32 0.51 1.78 2.96 North Tyneside 1.57 2.25 2.34 3.07 3.39 12.62 South Tyneside 1.90 2.51 2.99 4.82 3.93 16.15 Wandsworth† — 0.48 0.50 1.10 1.60 3.68 Wirral 2.07 2.67 2.79 4.42 4.47 15.62 Wolverhampton 1.76 2.93 3.22 5.52 4.44 17.87
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinA detailed breakdown of the total urban programme by cash allocations for the years 1978–79 to 1983–84 is shown in table 1. The total amount allocated to local authorities in this period is £1,293 million.
The urban programme resources allocated to partnership and programme authorities and other districts designated under the Inner Urban Areas Act 1978 for the years 1979–80 to 1983–84 are listed in table 2. Outturn figures are shown where available for 1982–83 and earlier years. Grant is paid in arrears on 75 per cent. of the cost of approved projects, or on loan charges where projects are financed by borrowing.
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1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 (Provisional) Total 1980–81/1983–84 Other Designated Districts (1) (2) (3) Barnsley 0.40 0.50 1.29 0.88 3.07 Burnley‡ 0.04 0.01 0.28 0.08 0.41 Doncaster 0.32 0.35 0.82 0.43 1.92 Ealing 0.25 0.35 0.90 0.71 2.21 Greenwich║ 0.20 0.14 0.35 0.55 1.24 Haringey 0.29 0.76 1.44 0.87 3.36 Hartlepool 0.57 0.65 1.14 0.86 3.22 Langbaurgh‡ — — 0.02 0.25 0.27 Lewisham║ 0.24 0.42 0.40 0.65 1.71 Newham║ 0.21 0.32 0.76 0.57 1.86 Rotherham 0.28 0.71 0.90 0.78 2.67 Sefton 0.51 0.23 0.41 0.37 1.52 Southwark║ 0.33 0.37 0.65 0.55 1.90 St. Helens 0.41 0.41 0.97 0.71 2.50 Walsall‡ 0.18 0.38 1.00 0.34 1.90 Wigan 0.62 0.60 1.17 0.66 3.05 * The figures for London Docklands and Merseyside authorities exclude allocations to the London Docklands and Merseyside Development Corporations; they also exclude other special projects to promote economic regeneration, improve housing and the environment, and develop the tourist potential of Merseyside. † Former "Other Designated District" (for years 1979–80 to 1982–83). ‡ New designation announced on 15 February 1983. ║ Allocations for projects outside the Docklands partnership area in 1980–81 and 1981–82 and outside the LDDC area in 1982–83 and 1983–84. Notes:
(1) Figures include urban programmes expenditure by metropolitan counties and in some cases health authorities in those areas.
(2) Figures for other designated districts, newly designated authorities and programme authorities which were formerly other designated districts include allocations under the traditional urban programme for the appropriate years, but exclude urban programme resources received in those years for continuing projects approved under earlier traditional urban programme circulars.
(3) Figures for other designated districts for 1979–80 are not available for individual authority. The total made available to other designated districts for 1979–80, including allocations under the traditional urban programme, is £7.6 million.