HC Deb 13 March 2001 vol 364 cc533-5W
Dr. David Clark

To 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 South Shields constituency, the effects on South Shields of his Department's polices and actions since 2 May 1997. [153090]

£ million
Nature of funding 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–021
Revenue Support Grant 67.806 71.803 77.809 76.875 81.201
Income from National Non-Domestic Rates 34.132 35.529 38.344 43.029 41.716
Housing Investment Programme 3.203 3.652 3.693 10.809 23.284
Housing Revenue Account Subsidy 17.224 15.952 15.527 15.741 3—
Capital Receipts Initiative 0.896 3.128 3.065 n/a 3—
Loan Charges Defective Housing 0.062 0.062 0.062 0.062 0.062
SRB funding 41.857 46.382 48.448 47.941 46.983
Neighbourhood Renewal Funding n/a n/a n/a n/a 2.692
ERDF funding 0.386 0.522 0.828 0.671 3—

Mr. Chope

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when the television advertising campaign for Warm Front commenced in the Meridian television area; how many advertising slots are involved; and what the cost is to(a) public funds and (b) agents acting on the Government's behalf. [153446]

Mr. Meacher

[holding answer 12 March 2001]: The television advertising campaign for the Warm Front Team is being piloted in the Meridian area for four weeks from 23 February to 23 March. The campaign is intended to stimulate interest in an area where there is a low take-up of home energy efficiency scheme (HEES) grants. 85 advertising spots are planned for off peak times, when the target audience is most likely to be watching television. The cost of the television slots is around £80,000, with the advertisements themselves costing some £95,000 to produce. The HEES Scheme Managers are responsible for the quantity and type of advertising used, with the cost included within the overall contract price paid by the Department.

Mr. Chope

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what has been the total value of work carried out in 2000–01 by contractors in each of the four areas of England established for the purpose of administering the home energy efficiency scheme. [153444]

Mr. Meacher

[holding answer 12 March 2001]: The total value of work carried out since June 2000 by contractors in each of the four areas of England established for the purposes of administering the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme is set out in the table:

Ms Beverley Hughes

The principal kinds of funding that this Department has provided to South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council in 1997 to 2002 are shown in the table. 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 South Shields. It is for the local authority to decide where within its boundary these resources are applied.

£ million
Nature of funding 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–021
Transport Supplementary Grant 0.409 0.254 0.536 0 0
Transport Annual Capital Guideline 0.409 0.254 0 0 0
Transport Block Supplementary Credit Approval 0.880 0.880 1.400 1.876 3.171
Rural Bus Challenge Grant 0 51.255 50.361 50.560 3—
Rural Bus Subsidy Grant 0 50.054 50.059 50.082 3—
Capital Challenge 0.788 1.222 0.990 0 0
(Supplementary Credit and Basic Credit Approvals) 60.399 61.118 60.0001 0 0
1 £ million (where known)
2 This figure does not include the Major Repairs Allowance allocated to the authority which amounts to £11.071 million
3 Not known
4 1997–98 SRB figure includes Round 3 funding for "South Shields Challenge"
1998–99 SRB figure includes Round 4 funding for "People, Employment and Pride"
1999–2000 SRB figure includes Round 5 funding for "Extending the South Shields Challenge"
2000–01 SRB figure includes Round 6 funding for "Jobs and Community"
5 Figures quoted are the full amounts given to the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive of whom the authority is a partner
6 Tyne and Wear Fire Brigade also received Capital Challenge funding. This was spent on the training centre at Barmston Mere, Washington, although the whole of Tyne and Wear benefited from the investment