HC Deb 14 July 1992 vol 211 cc596-7W
Mr. Dafis

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list all the projects which have been funded to date through the valleys initiative; how much funding has been provided in each case; and which projects have been brought to an end prematurely.

Mr. David Hunt

The detailed information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Dafis

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what monitoring procedures are used by his Department to ensure that money allocated to local authorities under the valleys initiative to fund local authority-led initiatives is actually spent on such initiatives; and if he will list the incidents where money has been allocated to local authority-led schemes under the valleys initiative but the local authority have later withdrawn from the scheme.

Mr. David Hunt

Funding for projects which contribute to the programme for the valleys is channelled to local authorities through various grant schemes, each of which is subject to monitoring arrangements. In some cases, funding has been switched from one project to another. The achievement of objectives is monitored at six-monthly intervals. Reports are published regularly, most recently on 19 February 1992.