HC Deb 11 February 1997 vol 290 cc167-8W
Dr. Hendron

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what amount of funding from Government inner-city action programmes was released to community and voluntary organisations in the Belfast, West constituency between 10 June 1983 and 10 April 1992. [14357]

Sir John Wheeler

Information about expenditure on inner-city action programmes was not available on a ward by ward basis before 31 March 1994. However, details of projects funded under the making Belfast work initiative since its inception in 1988 to the 31 March 1992 were published in the making Belfast work strategy proposals published in April 1994. A copy of this document is in the Library.

Expenditure by Belfast action teams covering the Belfast, West constituency amounted to £3.4 million up to 31 March 1992.

Between 1983 and 1986 the Northern Ireland Office and Department of Health and Social Services provided £286,000 towards a diversionary scheme which targeted hard core joyriders in west Belfast.

Dr. Hendron

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what funding from the Belfast action teams and making Belfast work programmes has been released to community and voluntary organisations in the Belfast, West constituency since 10 April 1992. [14361]

Mr. Ancram

Information about making Belfast work and Belfast action team expenditure on a ward basis was not available before April 1994, although details of the individual projects which received funding between April 1992 and 31 March 1994 is available. However, it is not possible to aggregate this information into constituency areas because projects often covered more than one ward.

From 1 April 1994 approximately £35 million has been allocated by making Belfast work and Belfast action team to projects within the constituency of Belfast, West.