HC Deb 05 February 1985 vol 72 cc554-6W
Mr. Brandon-Bravo

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the special grants to the city of Nottingham over the past two years.

Mr. Macfarlane

[pursuant to his reply, 4 February 1985, c. 422]: Grants under my Department's special grants programme are paid to voluntary bodies only. Grant of the sort I believe my hon. Friend had in mind was paid to Nottingham city council as follows:

1982–83 1983–84 1984–85
£ £ £
Grants under the urban programme (including urban development grant) 900,112 1,538,816 989,479
Derelict land grant 109,554 63,900 31,260

Where grant is paid on a loan charge basis, the amount paid each year represents only a small proportion of the total expenditure approved for grant.

Mr. Brandon-Bravo

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the special grants to the Nottinghamshire county council over the past two years.

Mr. Macfarlane

[pursuant to his reply, 4 February 1985, c. 422]: Grants under my Department's special grants programme are paid to voluntary bodies only. Grant of the sort I believe my hon. Friend had in mind was paid to Nottinghamshire county council as follows:

1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 (to date)
£ £ £
Grants under the urban programme 1,205,787 1,540,339 719,366
Derelict land grant 562,550 1,786,012 696,182

Where grant is paid on a loan charge basis, the amount paid each year represents only a small proportion of the total expenditure approved for grant.