HC Deb 12 March 2001 vol 364 cc467-8W
Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list each housing capital improvement project financed by his Department in Islington since 1 May 1997. [153115]

Mr. Robert Ainsworth

[holding answer 9 March 2001]: Since May 1997, the London Borough of Islington has been allocated the following amounts of funding for specific housing capital improvement projects:

Project/year £
Capital Challenge (Marquess Estate)
1997–98 1,500,000
1998–99 4,500,000
1999–2000 3,500,000
Estate Action (Harvist Estate)
1997–98 1,303,000
1998–99 1,693,000
1999–2000 1,119,100
2000–01 777,900
2001–02 500,000
Single Regeneration Budget
Kings Cross Partnership (housing projects)
1997–98 380,000
1998–99 1,962,000
1999–2000 1,301,000
2000–01 846,000
2001–02 577,000
Finsbury Park (Tollington Estate)
1999–2000 45,000
2000–01 270,000
2001–02 1,200,000

The following has also been allocated to the borough. However, it is a matter for the local authority to decide how this funding is allocated between their priorities.

£
Housing Investment Programme
1997–98 9,996,000
1998–99 8,170,000
1999–2000 9,816,000
2000–01 28,557,000
2001–02 12,863,000
Basic Credit Approvals1
1997–98 8,977,000
1998–99 11,154,000
1999–2000 11,333,000
2000–01 27,822,000
Capital Receipts Initiative
1997–98 2,848,000
1998–99 9,168,000
1999–2000 8,334,000
Major Repairs Allowance
2001–02 25,434,034
1 All services