§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much is being spent in the parliamentary constituency of Don Valley under the urban430W programme; on what schemes it is being spent; and if he will list the percentage of the budget that is allocated for (a) publicity, (b) information and (c) public relations.
§ Mr. TrippierDuring 1988–89, schemes totalling £932,944 were approved in Don Valley under the urban programme. These were:
- Mexborough Industrial Improvement Area Schemes
- Mexborough Grammar School Conversion
- Mexborough Resource Centre
- Conisbrough Castle Interpretative Centre
- Mexborough Under-fives Resource Centre
- Mexborough Publicity
Schemes approved for start in 1989–90 in Don Valley currently total £245,070. These were:
- Mexborough Industrial Improvement Area Schemes
- Balby Street School, Conisbrough, Environmental Works
- Clayfield Court, Mexborough
- Crags Road Flats, Denaby Main
- First Interpreters
- Highwoods Crescent, Mexborough
- Landscaping of Dumpit Sites
- Maple Leaf Court, Mexborough
- Mexborough Resource Centre
- Mexborough Under-fives Resource Centre
- Shepherds Close, Denaby Main
- Wellgate Flats, Conisbrough
However it is up to Doncaster metropolitan borough council to determine scheme and spending priority within its total UP resources which stood at £1.75 million in 1988–89 and are £1.795 million for 1989–90. Actual spending figures for 1988–89 have not yet been received and figures for 1989–90 will not be available until after the end of the financial year.
There is no allocated budget for publicity, information or public relations. A one-off grant of £3,000 was approved in 1989–90 to publicise UP development grants in Mexborough.