§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list those that were consulted on the formation of the single regeneration budget.
§ Mr. BaldryTo date about 8,500 copies of the draft bidding guidance on the single regeneration budget have been distributed to a wide range of organisations and individuals, including local authorities, business organisations, training and enterprise councils and voluntary and community groups.
§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list all those who will be responsible for making the decisions in the regional offices of the single regeneration budget on how the budget is spent.
§ Mr. BaldryThe integrated regional offices and the single regeneration budget do not come into operation until April 1994. The bidding arrangements for the single regeneration budget for 1995–96 are currently the subject of consultation. Decisions on the bids will be made towards the end of this year. It is therefore too early to determine what detailed arrangements will be made within integrated regional offices for dealing with decisions on the single regeneration budget.
§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the total budgets for which each regional director of the single regeneration budget is responsible and the amount of funding each is able to provide for regeneration in their respective areas.
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§ Mr. BaldryIn its first year, the single regeneration budget will largely operate through the arrangements in place for the 20 contributing programmes and will honour existing commitments. Planned provision in 1994–95 is £1.442 billion and the expected regional distribution is:
£ million South East 15 Eastern 15 South West 42 East Midlands 68 West Midlands 175 Merseyside 103 North West 159 Yorkshire and Humberside 156 North East 159 London 369 1,261 English Partnerships 181 Total 1,442 Notes:
- 1. These figures are provisional and are net of expected receipts. Where firm data is not yet available expenditure has been apportioned on the basis of the pattern of spend in 1992–93 and 1993–94.
- 2. For Department of Trade and Industry and Employment Department programmes transferring, Merseyside figures are included in those for the north west.