§ Mr. Peter AtkinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how much funding was made available to One NorthEast and its predecessor bodies engaged in regional regeneration in each year since 1995. [152472]
§ Ms Beverley HughesThe predecessor bodies of One NorthEast that were engaged in regional regeneration were English Partnerships North East Regional Office, the Northern Regional Office of the Rural Development Commission, the Northern Development Company and the Government Office for the North East. The funding to these bodies from central Government from 1995–96 to 1998–99 is shown in the table:
From 1 April 1999 One NorthEast was funded by grant in aid from the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, from European programmes and from receipts generated from the management and disposal of its land and property assets. For 1999–2000 the grant-in-aid was £93,479,000 and for 2000–01 it is currently estimated to be £105,799,000.
£ million. Year Government Office for the North East1 English Partnership2 Rural Development Commission3 Northern Development Company4 1995–96 80 34 3.332 1.800 1996–97 158 32 2.674 1.813 1997–98 142 47 2.463 1.823 1998–99 20 43 2.322 1.826 1The funding relates to the Single Regeneration Budget that was administered by the Government Office for the North East until 31 March 1999. The funding relates to the relevant SRB bidding round and for approved schemes for up to seven years. 2English Partnerships funding is a mixture of grant-in-aid and income generated from assets. Funds from all sources were pooled and allocated to each English Partnerships region. 3The figures represent spending on the Rural Development Commission's Rural Programme for the North East region. 4The figures represent funding received from the Department of Trade and Industry for inward investment and Regional Supply Office activities only.