§ Mr. BowisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what resources he is providing for his Department's urban group of programmes following the autumn statement; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. PortilloThe Government are making available an extra £100 million over the next two financial years to regenerate our inner cities and reclaim derelict land. The details for each programme are set out in the tables. These extra resources will ensure we capitalise on the progress we are already making in tackling run-down parts of our urban areas.
The urban development corporations (UDCs) are currently responsible for regenerating nearly 16,000 hectares of underused inner city land. We are proposing additional resources totalling £47 million, bringing the total Government input to over £650 million over the next two years. These will enable the UDCs to make further and faster headway revitalising these areas.
467WThe further resources of £30 million for derelict land grant will bring the total available to over £220 million over the next two years, including over £20 million of forecast receipts ploughed back into the programme. These further resources will accelerate progress in reclaiming land for economic and environmental purposes, with a particular emphasis on badly contaminated land, reflecting the Government's continuing commitment to environmental policies.
The city grant programme, which encourages developers to bring derelict land and buildings back into
Department of Environment Urban Block £ million (rounded to nearest £ million) 1991–92 Provision 1992–93 Previous plan 1992–93 New plan 1993–94 Previous plan 1993–94 New plan 1994–95 New plan City Grant1 51 76 84 79 89 91 UDCs 2502 305 2332 303 323 305 Derelict Land Grant1 Gross 88 94 109 98 113 115 Receipts -12 -11 -11 -11 -11 -11 Net 76 83 98 87 102 104 Urban Programme1 242 244 249 246 246 252 City Action Teams1 8 8 8 9 9 9 Research 1 1 1 1 1 1 Total Urban Block 880 717 772 724 769 762 1 The city challenge pacemakers will receive £82.5 million resources each year, from 1992–93 for up to five years, drawn from these and Housing programmes. 2 Figures reflect completion of LDDC transport infrastructure projects e.g. Limehouse Link.
Individual UDC allocations (£ million rounded) 1991–92 current provision 1992–93 previous plan 1992–93 new plan 1993–94 previous plan 1993–94 new plan 1994–95 new plan LDDC 248.7 96.0 101.0 98.4 101.4 99.9 MDC 28.8 30.0 32.0 28.0 29.0 28.5 BCDC 36.4 35.0 36.5 36.0 36.0 36.3 TDC 53.1 36.0 38.5 35.0 36.0 35.0 TPDC 28.1 30.1 31.6 30.1 30.6 30.0 TWDC 37.5 37.0 40.5 36.0 37.5 36.0 BDC 27.1 9.3 9.3 8.3 9.3 8.0 CMDC 16.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 7.5 LDC 12.6 3.0 5.0 1.0 4.0 3.2 SDC 13.3 12.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 12.0 Uncommitted — — 8.0 — 9.0 9.0 Total 501.5 305.4 332.4 302.8 322.8 305.4