§ Mr. Patrick ThompsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what resources will be available for local authorities under the urban programme in 1991–92; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. PortilloI am pleased to announce initial urban programme resource allocations for 1991–92 totalling over £264 million. The resources will be allocated to the 57 urban programme partnership and programme authorities in England. The money will be used to support a wide range of projects aimed at stimulating enterprise and the development of local economies, improving the environmental quality of inner-city areas particularly through greening, and improving the quality of life in inner-city areas.
The urban programme has achieved a great deal over many years. I now want to build on that success. Our aim is to promote vital and self-reliant communities. The key, I believe, is to target resources effectively on those areas of particular need. I also want to encourage the partnerships that local authorities are developing with other local interests: local business, voluntary bodies, and of course the people in the inner city areas.
The resources I am now making available will allow local authorities to extend this good practice already well established in many areas.
A list of the allocations to individual authorities for 1991–92 is set out in the table.
473W
Urban Programme Allocations 1991–92 £ million Newcastle/Gateshead 17.096 Hartlepool 2.012 Langbaurgh 2.059 Middlesborough 5.450 North Tyneside 3.560 South Tyneside 5.025 Stockton 1.669 Sunderland 5.332 Manchester/Salford 21.749 Blackburn 4.010 Bolton 4.010 Burnley 2.173 Oldham 3.965 Preston 2.461 Rochdale 3.975 Wigan 2.722 Liverpool 19.115 Halton 1.537 Knowsley 4.177 St. Helens 1.882
£ million Sefton 1.742 Wirral 3.713 Birmingham 23.535 Coventry 4.772 Dudley 1.637 Sandwell 4.776 Walsall 1.763 Wolverhampton 5.398 The Wrekin 1.009 Derby 1.312 Leicester 4.990 Nottingham 5.350 Barnsley 1.832 Bradford 4.711 Doncaster 2.000 Hull 5.120 Kirklees 1.136 Leeds 5.490 Rotherham 2.000 Sheffield 6.182 Hackney 5.585 Islington 9.240 Lambeth 9.084 Brent 2.680 Greenwich 1.536 Hammersmith/Fulham 2.625 Haringey 2.865 Kensington/Chelsea 1.860 Lewisham 2.584 Newham 3.061 Southwark 2.816 Tower Hamlets 4.910 Wandsworth 3.180 Bristol 1.715 Plymouth 1.380 Outward Bound Funding Through Local Authorities 0.270 Special Regional Initiatives 3.400