§ 29. Mr. FitzpatrickTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what projects his Department has recently evaluated relating to schemes to improve the quality of life for people in disadvantaged communities in east London. [107335]
§ Ms ArmstrongMy Department places great importance on the thorough evaluation of its regeneration programmes and over the past two years we have received independent evaluations of the Stratford and Bethnal Green City Challenge Schemes, as well as an interim evaluation of the South Leytonstone Single Regeneration Budget Scheme. A mid-point review of Housing Action Trusts will be published in the spring, including those in Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest. In addition, last96W year, an interim evaluation of the impact made by the East London and Lee Valley Objective 2 European programme on deprived communities was undertaken.