Tony WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Cannock Chase constituency, the effects on Cannock Chase of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [158063]
§ Ms Beverley HughesThe principal funding that this Department has provided to Cannock Chase since 1997 is shown in the table. This includes grants and borrowing approvals for revenue and capital expenditure.
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£ million Nature of funding 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–021 Housing Revenue Account Subsidy 5.32 4.45 4.30 3.96 n/a Capital Receipts Initiative 0.26 0.84 0.79 — — Cash Incentive Scheme 0.04 0.04 — — — Loan Charges Defective Housing1 — — — — — Major Repair Allowance — — — — 3.40 SRB Funding (Scheme/Accountable Body) Cannock Gateway 2.9 2.9 3.7 3.3 2.4 Trent Challenge 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.0 Total 4.3 4.6 5.3 4.5 3.4 New Deal for Communities 0 0 0 0 0 Neighbourhood Renewal Funding 0 0 0 0 0 ERDF Funding 0.17 0.74 — — — Staffordshire Transport Supplementary Grant 7.37 2.33 1.94 0 0.42 Transport Annual Capital Guidance 7.12 2.33 1.94 1.90 0.42 Transport Block Supplementary Credit Approval 1.07 0.70 2.36 9.32 14.37 Rural Bus Challenge Grant4 0 0.17 0.12 0.12 5— Rural Bus Subsidy Grant 0 0.20 0.66 0.75 1.03 Capital Challenge (Supplementary Credit and I Basic Credit Approvals) 0.75 1.41 1.20 — — 1Where known 2None Notes:
Housing
The housing subsidy figure for 2000–01 is still provisional.
The reduction in HIP resources for 2001–02 is due to the introduction of the new Major Repair Allowance, ie a new way of allocating resources for works to council stock; the table shows Cannock's indicative figure for 2001–02.
3There is no data for Loan Charges Defective Housing.
Cannock Chase SRB
Cannock Gateway
A comprehensive package of private sector led development with community involvement in a coal closure area. The seven-year scheme aims to tackle problems of drug abuse and child issues, low levels of educational attainment and involves major land reclamation schemes for private sector led employment development.
Trent Challenge
A six-year scheme led by Cannock Chase District Council, which complements the Regional Challenge bid for inward investment at the Lea Hall Power Station site. It targets three settlements, which have experienced considerable change in the wake of the closures of the local coal mine and power station. The scheme will enhance employment prospects through initiatives aimed at raising education and skill levels and by addressing housing, environment and quality of life issues.
Transport
The transport figures in the table apply to Staffordshire and not Cannock Chase District.
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Plymouth city council1 £ million Nature of funding 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 22001–02 Revenue Support Grant3 13.978 103.545 104.496 103.809 110.231 Income from National Non-Domestic Rates1 8.171 60.295 65.108 72.855 71.213 Local Government Reorganisation Supplementary Credit Approval — 6.798 5.214 113.515 — Housing Investment Programme 54.788 4.417 4.703 12.939 714.750 Housing Revenue Account Subsidy 12.131 11.278 11.149 1110.093 — Capital Receipts Initiative 0.909 3.076 3.166 n/a n/a Cash Incentive Scheme 0.270 0.251 0.000 n/a n/a Loan Charges Defective Housing 0.344 0.344 0.344 1220.344 1220.344 Neighbourhood Renewal Fund — — — — 81.058 4Rural Bus Challenge totals represent awards for successful schemes, spend can be phased over more than one year.
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