§ Mrs. Helen JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if the financial memorandum which he proposes to issue to the urban regeneration agency requires the agency to consult(a) training and enterprise councils, (b) urban development corporations or (c) chambers of commerce in areas affected by its proposals before the preparation of its corporate plan;
(2) if the financial memorandum which he proposes to issue to the urban regeneration agency requires the agency to consult local authorities affected by its proposals before the preparation of its corporate plan.
§ Mr. Robin SquireWe will be issuing clear guidance to the agency about consultation with local authorities, the private sector and other bodies involved in regeneration. It will be for the agency to decide how to put that into effect.
§ Dr. Kim HowellsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will provide a breakdown of urban regeneration expenditure by region in the most recent year for which data is available.
(2) if he will publish a breakdown of urban regeneration expenditure, by category of expenditure, for each year since 1980 in constant prices.
§ Mr.Robin SquireSince 1980, my Department's urban group of programmes has spent as follows:
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Outturn prices £ million At 1992–93 constant prices £ million 1981–82 162 303 1982–83 283 494 1983–84 325 542 1984–85 450 715 1985–86 436 656 1986–87 442 644 1987–88 1514 711 1988–89 598 771 1989–90 2816 987 1990–91 969 1,083 1991–92 987 1,031 31992–93 1,016 1,016 1 Includes task forces and Docklands light railway operating costs from 1987–88 onwards. 2 Includes city action teams from 1989–90 onwards. 3 Estimated. Individual programme expenditure for 1992–93 is expected to be as follows:
Estimated outturn £ million City challenge1 63.5 Urban programme 243.1 City grants 59.6 Derelict land (net of receipts)2 94.6 Urban development corporations and Docklands light railway (net of receipts) 514.5 Manchester Olympic bid 13.1 Task forces 23.0 City action teams 4.4 1,015.8 1 Programme also supported by £19 million a year from the Housing Corporation. 2 Includes provision for derelict land research. Programme information for previous years is available in relevant Public Expenditure White Papers and the Department's annual reports; the 1993 annual report will be published shortly.
§ Mrs. Helen JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish an estimated breakdown of the total urban home expenditure for 1993–94 between(a) city challenge, (b) urban programme, (c) urban development corporations and (d) other.
§ Mr. Robin SquireIn 1993–94, my Department will be providing specific urban resources as follows:
1993–94 £ million (a) City challenge1 213.5 (b) Urban programme 175.6 (c) Urban development corporations and Docklands light railway 337.4 (d) Other2 225.9 1Programme also supported by £19 million a year from the Housing Corporation. 2Includes city grants, derelict land grant, Manchester olympic bid, task forces and city action teams. Further information will be published shortly in the Department's 1993 annual report.
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§ Mrs. Helen JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if the resources for the constituent programmes of the urban regeneration agency next year will be subsumed within the total urban block expenditure of his Department.
§ Mr. Robin SquireFollowing the autumn statement, my right hon. and learned Friend announced that £177 million would be made available from within the urban block for city grant and derelict land grant programmes in 1993–94, including DLG receipts and administrative set up costs for the urban regeneration agency. These programmes, together with DTI's English Estates, will transfer to the new agency when it comes into being.
§ Mrs. Helen JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a breakdown of the proposed urban block expenditure in the current year and next year by region.
§ Mr. Robin SquireExpected breakdown of proposed urban block expenditure, for the current year, is as follows:
Region £ million North West 166.1 Northern 148.5 Eastern 4.0 South East 1.2 South West 30.4 London 1318.2 East Midlands 33.8 Merseyside 62.7 Yorkshire/Humberside 94.9 West Midlands 142.1 Not yet attributable 28.3 Total 21,030.2 1 Includes Dockland Light Railway operating costs. Total for city challenge pacemakers excludes £19 million from the Housing Corporation. 2Total includes £14.4 million derelict land grant receipts. A regional breakdown of 1993–94 urban block expenditure is not yet available.