§ Lord Northfieldasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will give details of urban regeneration grants so far approved, and of the time taken to approve them in each case; and how many applications are still under consideration.
The Minister of State, Department of the Environment (The Earl of Caithness)The information requested is listed below.
Six projects have been offered urban regeneration grant. These are:
Project name Local authority Grant (£m) Private investment (£m) Date received Date of decision Whitworth St.* Granby Village Manchester 3.300 10.800 31/08/87 14/03/88 Whitworth St./Princess St. Manchester 0.473 1.656 10/07/87 17/12/87 Whitworth St. Albion House Manchester 0.301 1.178 10/07/87 17/12/87 Black brook Valley Site 6 Dudley 3.563 17.224 24/07/87 22/12/87 Round Oak 2 Dudley 3.250 14.250 15/06/87 19/10/87 Anglican* Cathedral Liverpool 2.229 7.848 11/06/87 05/02/88 Totals 13.116 52.956 * Schemes substantially revised after original application. Seven schemes are currently under appraisal and a number of other are being discussed informally with the Department.