§ Mr. HeppellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how factors of deprivation are taken into account in allocation of the single regeneration budget.
§ Mr. CurryParagraph 35 of the SRB "Bidding Guidance" issued in April 1994, copies of which are in the Library of the House, explains how factors of deprivation have been taken into account in assessing SRB bids in round 1. Copies of the "Index of Local Conditions", which is referred to in paragraph 35 of the "Bidding Guidance", have also been placed in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. HeppellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list those councils which employed consultants to assist them with their bids for single regeneration budget and the names of the consultants they employed.
§ Mr. HeppellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what is the estimated cost of work done by councils in submitting unsuccessful bids for the single regeneration budget(a) in England and (b) in the east midlands;
(2) what is the estimated cost of the work done by councils in submitting bids for the single regeneration budget (a) in England, (b) in Nottinghamshire and (c) in Nottingham.