§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list those successful bidders in the first round of the single regeneration budget which had not, in every case, identified matching funding for the project or projects.
§ Mr. CurryAll successful bidders identified sources of funding for their schemes in addition to support from the single regeneration budget. Summaries of successful bids have been placed in the Library of the House. In addition, individual bids are available for inspection at the relevant Government offices for the regions, and copies of bids are available at a charge.
§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many(a) successful and (b) unsuccessful local authorities and other bodies bidding in the first round of the single regeneration budget included in their submissions existing schemes and not new ones as required by the bidding guidance.
§ Mr. CurryThe bidding guidance for the single regeneration budget, published in April 1994, copies of which are in the Library of the House, set out the criteria to be followed by those bidding for support from the SRB for the financial year 1995–96. There was no requirement on bidders to specify whether the whole or part of their bid consisted of existing or new schemes. Paragraph 16 and annexe A of the bidding guidance stated that bids should show how SRB resources would reinforce or enhance main programmes and other existing public or private sector initiatives in ways which help the process of regeneration and secure value for money.