§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo 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 constituency, the effects on Tiverton and Honiton of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [157808]
§ Ms Beverley HughesThe principal funding that this Department has provided to East and Mid Devon district councils and Devon county council in the years 1997–98 to 2001–02 is shown in the tables. These include grants and borrowing approvals for revenue and capital expenditure.
It is not possible to determine how much of this money has been spent on Tiverton and Honiton constituency. It is for the local authority to decide where within its boundary these resources are applied.
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3 Single housing pot introduced from 2000–01 resulting in CRI being merged with HIP. 4 Resource accounting has resulted in a change to the way capital resources are allocated for 2001–02, with the introduction of a new major repairs allowance (MRA) to cover the cost of maintaining local authority housing in a sound condition. East Devon's MRA allocation for 2001–02 is £2.274 million and, for comparison purposes, is included in the 2001–02 HIP allocation. Mid Devon's MRA allocation for 2001–02 is £1.712 million. 5 Provisional. 6 Estimated. 7 Devon was subject to a structural change order on 1 April 1998. The figures for revenue support grant and national non-domestic rates quoted for Devon county council for 1997–98 include an amount for the areas covered by the city of Plymouth and the borough of Torbay. The figures for 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01 and 2001–02 exclude the amount for the areas covered by the city of Plymouth and the borough of Torbay. 8 Rural bus challenge figures represent awards—actual spend profiles for schemes may cover more than one year. 9 Where known 10 Not known