§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will publish the recommendations from each Government office on bids to the single regeneration budget challenge fund in 1995–96; [20395]
(2) which bids for single regeneration budget monies in 1994–95 were recommended for acceptance by the relevant Government office but were rejected by the government. [20401]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordIn line with established practice in relation to documents which are the subject of Cabinet Committee proceedings, there are no plans to publish the internal advice to Ministers from the directors of the Government offices for the regions on bids for support from the single regeneration budget challenge fund in 1995–96.
§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how the latest criteria for judging bids to the single regeneration budget challenge fund have been influenced by the experiences of the 1995–96 bidding round. [20396]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordFollowing the success of the first round of the single regeneration budget challenge fund there have only been a few detailed, positive changes to the bidding guidance. Copies have been placed in Library of the House.