§ Ms PerhamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what initiatives embarked upon since May 1997 have benefited Ilford, North; and if he will make a statement. [152031]
§ Ms Beverley HughesIlford, North has benefited from two strategic Single Regeneration Budget (SRB) schemes in the London Borough of Redbridge, Bridging the Gap and the Health Ladder to Social Inclusion.
The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 required the establishment of partnerships covering all local authority areas led by the police and the local authorities to reduce crime. Local initiatives supported under the Government's crime reduction programme include two CCTV schemes—a £203,000 scheme in Ilford town centre and a £714,000 safer parking scheme.
The principal funding that this Department has provided to the London Borough of Redbridge in 1997 to 2002 is shown in the table. These included grants and borrowing approvals for revenue and capital expenditure.
It is not possible to determine how much of this money has been spent on Ilford, North. It is for the local authority to decide where within its boundary these resources are applied.
§ Ms Beverley Hughes[holding answer 6 March 2001]: The principal kinds of funding which this Department has provided to Stroud in 1997– 98 to 2000–01 are shown in the table. These include grants and borrowing approvals from revenue and capital expenditure.
13W2The figure for Housing Revenue Account Subsidy for 2000–01 is provisional and may be revised by subsequent claim forms. The figure for 2001–02 is based on the maintenance and management grant for the area, multiplied by the number of houses eligible.
3 The figures for Loan Charges Defective Housing for 2000–01 are provisional at this stage since it is claimed retrospectively.
4SRB Funding—N.B. SRB was not paid to Stroud in 1997–98. Also the 2001–01 figure is forecast and another 5,000 may be paid at some stage.
5Transport Supplementary Grant and Transport Annual Capital Guideline represent the amount paid to Gloucestershire in 1997–98 to 2001–02. 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 Stroud. It is for the local authorities to decide where within their boundaries these resources are applied.
6Rural bus challenge—figures represent awards in that year, actual expenditure may be over a longer period. 2000–01 figures for RBSG represent allocation, actual outturn figure is not yet known.
§ Mr. TrickettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly to the locations as possible, the effects of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997 on(a) Hemsworth constituency and (b) Wakefield district. [153000]
§ Ms Beverley HughesThe principal kinds of funding that this Department has provided to Wakefield local
£ million Nature of funding 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–021 Revenue Support Grant 105.616 113.327 121.378 117.791 126.779 Income from National Non-Domestic Rates 69.240 72.239 78.291 88.749 86.879 Housing Investment Programme 26.812 5.541 6.302 314.711 422.429 Capital Receipts Initiative 1.227 4.153 4.272 n/a n/a SRB Funding 2.33 2.14 3.39 3.92 2.82 Neighbourhood Renewal Funding (award date) — — — — 59.990 Transport Supplementary Grant 0.721 0.702 0.876 0 0 Transport Annual Capital Guideline 0.721 0.702 0.876 0 0 Transport Block Supplementary Credit Approval 1.104 1.086 1.130 4.608 6— 1Where known Notes:
Housing Investment Programme
2 1997–98 HIP allocation inherited from the previous Government's spending plans. Present Government introduced CRI from 1997–98. Single Housing Pot introduced 2000–01 resulting in CRI being merged with HIP.
4Resource accounting has resulted in a change to the way capital resources are allocated for 2001–02, with the introduction of the Major Repairs Allowance (MRA) to cover the cost of maintaining local authority housing in sound condition. Wakefield's MRA allocation is £18,088 million and, for comparison purposes, is included in the 2001–02 HIP allocation above.
Housing Revenue Account Subsidy £ Wakefield M&M allowance per dwelling 1997–98 761.67 1998–99 767.98 1999–2000 791.67 2000–01 832.01 2001–02 839.81 Note:
Figures for the HRA are given as allowance, per dwelling rather than in global figures
Neighbourhood Renewal Fund
5Wakefield is one of 88 local authority areas, which have been targeted for the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund and over the next three financial years will receive £9.990 million (£2.222 million,
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£million Nature of funding 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Transport Block Supplementary Credit Approval 0 0 3.000 2.500 757.607 Rural Bus Challenge Grant 0 0 0.364 0.209 0.917 Rural Bus Subsidy Grant 0 0.556 0.556 0.556 0.710 7This figure has yet to be split between the West Yorkshire PTA and five other West Yorkshire highway authorities authority in the year's 1997–98 to 2001–02 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 the Hemsworth constituency. It is for the local authority to decide where within its boundary these resources are applied.
£3.329 million and £4.439 million respectively over the next three F/Ys).
Because of this, Wakefield is also eligible for the Community Empowerment Fund £400,000 over the next three years) and the Community Chest (no details yet, but will be a national fund of £50 million over three years).
Transport
6This figure will not be known until agreement has been reached on the split between the five West Yorkshire local authorities of the Transport Supplementary Credit Approval allocated to the West Yorkshire PTA.
In addition, the following funds have been allocated to the West Yorkshire PTA, some of which have been/will he spent in the Wakefield MDC area:
15WSRB Schemes in Wakefield Area
Round 1: SESKU—Wakefield Economic Alliance
Aims to introduce a coherent and sustainable programme of regeneration to break the decline of the South Elmsall, South Kirby and Upton (SESKU) areas which have been dependent upon the coal industry.
SRB Support: £ 6.563 million
Scheme Total: £64.76 million
Round 3: Foundations for a Competitive Economy
Four-year scheme led by Wakefield Learning Partnership aimed at raising IT attainment and skill levels, fostering a culture of lifetime learning and equipping people for employment through community multi-media centres.
SRB Support: £2.3 million
Scheme Total: £7 million
Round 4: Fresh Aire
Six-year community-based scheme focusing on employment, education and training, community safety, and community capacity building. The target area covers the Airedale and Warwick, the most socially excluded estates in the district.
SRB Total: £4.127 million Scheme Total: £14.910 million
Round 5: Hemsworth Coalfield
A six year scheme submitted by the Hemsworth Coalfield Partnership led by Wakefield MDC which focuses on the coalfields area in the south of Wakefield District, covering the communities of Hemsworth and Elmsall.
SRB Total: £8.050 million
Scheme Total: £20.319 million
£ million Nature of funding 1997–98 1998–99 1991–2000 2000–01 2001–021 Revenue Support Grant 117.119 124.896 131.060 129.066 137.215 Income from National Non-Domestic Rates 63.941 66.425 71.946 80.861 78.797 Housing Investment Programme 24.383 4.257 5.054 112.524 416.590 Capital Receipts Initiative 1.015 3.424 3.241 — — New Deal for Communities Funding — — — — 550.0 Neighbourhood Renewal Funding (award date) — — — — 619.8 Transport Supplementary Grant 1.216 0.383 0.785 Nil 711.350 Transport Annual Capital Guideline 1.216 0.383 0.785 9.750 79.120 Transport Block Supplementary Credit Approval 0.300 0.270 1.280 9.934 74.320 1Where known Housing notes: 21997–98 HIP allocation inherited from previous Government's spending plans. Present Government introduced CRI from 1997–98. 3Single Housing Pot introduced from 2000 01 resulting in CRI being merged with HIP. 4Resource 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. Doncaster's MRA allocation for 2001 02 is £11.976 million and, for comparison purposes, is included in the 2001–02 HIP allocation. 5 Over 10 years 6Over three years Doncaster's overall capital allocation of –16.590 million, represents an increase of 261.60 per cent. on the inherited 1997–98 HIP allocation.
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Housing Revenue Account Subsidy £ Doncaster M&M allowance per house 1997–98 748.06 1998–99 753.97 1999–2000 776.37 2000–01 814.59 2001–02 820.29 Round 6 Working on Cold Coal—North Wakefield
To further the regeneration of neighbourhoods and communities in the northern half of Wakefield District. Increase the employability of those excluded from the regional economy and reviving the neighbourhoods within which they live.
SRB Total: £7.87 million
Scheme Total: £28.93 million
European Funding
Under the 1997–99 Objective 2 Programme, the Action Plan for the Wakefield district was worth £5.3 million in ERDF and £2.4 million in ESF, together with capital projects (a development site and Yorkshire Sculpture Park projects worth over £6 million in ERDF/ESF).
Objective 3 (ESF), Wakefield had £113.000 in 1998 and £236,000 in 1999.
Objective 4 (ESF), Wakefield had £194,000 for 1998 and £490,000 for 1999.
§ Caroline FlintTo 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 Don Valley constituency, the effects on Doncaster of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [153517]
§ Ms Beverley HughesThe principal kinds of funding that this Department has provided to Doncaster local authority in the years 1997– 98 to 2001–02 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 Don Valley constituency. It is for the local authority to decide where within its boundary these resources are applied
Note:
In addition, Doncaster benefits from HRA subsidy. Figures are given as allowance per dwelling rather than in global figures.
Transport:
7 This figure includes £9 million Transport Supplementary Grant held back until required.
In addition, the following funds have been allocated to the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority, some of which have been/will be spent in the Doncaster metropolitan borough council area.
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£million Nature of funding 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Transport Block Supplementary Credit Approval 5,500 6.125 8.500 11.923 22.500 Rural Bus Challenge Grant 0 0 0.028 1.383 0.674 Rural Bus Subsidy Grant 0 0.339 0.339 0.339 0.433 SRB
No awards have been made to Doncaster since May 1997. However the Dearne Valley was awarded £1.6 million in 1998 to help the long-term unemployed back to work and to improve educational attainment. Doncaster also stands to benefit from the two successful South Yorkshire Coalfield bids (£16.5 million in 1999 and £80 million in 2000) and the £0.6 million bid in 2000 by the South Yorkshire Black Forum to support ethnic communities.
European Funding
Doncaster has had 2 Objective 2 Action Plans (covering Business Support and Community Development). Together they have had allocations of £6.3 million ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) and £5.4 million ESF (European Social Fund). There were also Objective 2 offers for Tourism projects (including the Earth Centre) of £4.5 million and for the development of major industrial sites (Redhouse/Brodsworth) of some £2 million.
South Yorkshire has been designated an Objective 1 area, of which Doncaster and Don valley are a part, and stands to benefit from over £700 million of European Funds over the next seven years.