§ Mr. EnnisTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement about the supply of components for the repair and maintenance of military DROPS trailers used by the Irish contingent in KFOR. [154447]
§ Mr. VazWe are happy to approve an export licence for the supply of goods needed for the repair and maintenance of military DROPS trailers used by the Irish contingent of KFOR. The goods will assist KFOR in the valuable work they are doing reconstructing a peaceful Kosovo.
The goods appear on the UK's Military List. UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1160 (1998) prohibits the sale or supply of arms and related material to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. However, UNSCR 1244 (1999) provides that the prohibition imposed by UNSCR 1160 shall not apply to arms and related material for the use of the international civil and security presences in Kosovo.
£ million Nature of funding 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 12001–02 Revenue Support Grant 122.708 129.420 133.106 132.385 140.039 Income from National Non-Domestic Rates 60.753 62.875 67.379 75.386 72.533 Housing Investment Programme 25.998 5.448 6.053 316.411 421.993 Capital Receipts Initiative 1.305 4.216 4.086 — — SRB funding (award date) 56.0 — — 631.8 — New Deal for Communities Funding (award date) — — — 754.0 Neighbourhood Renewal Funding (award date) — — — — 816.89 Estate Action 4.252 2.371 3.031 3.0 — Transport Supplementary Grant 0.864 0.321 0.624 — — Transport Annual Capital Guideline 0.865 0.531 0.624 — — Transport Block Supplementary Credit Approval 1.981 1.950 2.530 4.136 8.601 1 Where known 2 1997–98 HIP allocation inherited from previous Government's spending plans. Present Government introduced CRI from 1997–98. 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. Hull's MRA allocation for 2001–02 is £17.622 million and, for comparison purposes, is included in the 2001–02 HIP allocation above. 5 Single Regeneration Budget (SRB) Round 4: £6 million awarded for a five-year scheme to address issues of parenting skills, educational aspirations and attainment). 6 SRB Round 6: Hull had two successful bids: £28.3 million for Hull City Vision's programme to promote urban renaissance and address economic and social decline in targeted areas of Hull and East Riding; and £3.5 million for the Humber Works" programme to establish an Intermediate Labour Market for very long term unemployed and to develop the Voluntary Sector. 7 Over 10 years 8 Over 3 years