§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much funding Leicester has received under the urban programme at 1992 prices for each of the last three years; how many projects have been supported; and how many people have been employed by them in jobs and in training schemes.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe information requested on Leicester's urban programme is as follows:
1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 UP funding (£ million) 1992–93 prices 5.74 5.34 4.70 Projects supported1 122 138 112 Jobs created/preserved1 190 164 154 Training places supported1 1,540 3,494 1,875 1Sources: Leicester UP annual report 1990–91 and Leicester IJP submissions 1991–92 and 1992–93.
UP funding for 1990–91 and 1991–92 are actuals, adjusted by GDP deflator indices. UP funding for 1992–93 is the current allocation.
§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his estimate of people who were employed in each of the last three years by schemes funded by the urban programme in(a) jobs and (b) training schemes; and what was the number of people whose employment depended indirectly on the existence of these schemes, in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe information requested is as follows:
Number of people employed by schemes funded by Urban Programme 1Jobs 1Training Schemes 1990–91 29,660 86,528 1991–92 34,242 68,551 1992–93 33,973 74,097 1Sources: Annual reports 1990–91 and urban programme submissions 1991–92 and 1992–93.
Information is not held on the number of people whose employment depended indirectly on the existence of these schemes.
§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total number of schemes funded by the urban programme for each of the last three years; and what was the total funding at 1992 prices for each of the last three years.
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§ Mr. Robin SquireThe information requested on the urban programme is as follows:
UP funding (£ million) 1992–93 prices 1Total number of schemes funded 1990–91 271.4 9,855 1991–92 258.4 6,911 1992–93 237.2 8,782 1Sources: Urban programme annual report 1991 and urban programme submissions 1991–92 and 1992–93.
Urban programme funding for 1990–91 and 1991–92 are actuals, adjusted by GDP deflator indices. Urban programme funding for 1992–93 is the initial allocation, excluding district health authority projects.
§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what consultations he has had before deciding to abolish the urban programme.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe urban programme has not been abolished. We have made provision of £176 million for the urban programme in 1993–94 which will enable existing commitments to be honoured and approved projects to continue. In addition, some £20 million in uncommitted urban programme resources for 1993–94 will be available in urban programme areas to promote urban regeneration through the urban partnership fund. The urban partnership fund will complement the extra power to spend capital receipts which local authorities will enjoy following the announcement made by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment on 13 November 1992.
§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on what provisions are being made for consideration of schemes currently funded by the urban programme when their funding comes up for renewal.
§ Mr. Robin SquireIt is for local authorities and project managers to consider in the normal way how to fund projects when their period of urban programme support expires.