HC Deb 28 March 2001 vol 365 cc634-6W
Mr. Harvey

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will set out, including statistical information relating as directly as possible to the North Devon constituency, the effects on North Devon of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [155907]

Mr. Robert Ainsworth

The principal funding that this Department has provided to North Devon and Mid Devon District Councils and to Devon County Council in the years 1997–98 to 2001–02 is 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 North Devon constituency. It is for the

£million
Nature of funding 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–021
North Devon District Council
Revenue Support Grant2 3.811 3.352 3.315 3.250 3.559
Income from National Non-Domestic Rates2 2.718 2.765 2.988 3.317 3.294
Housing Investment Programme 30.840 0.858 0.980 42.035 50.900
Housing Revenue Account Subsidy 1.770 1.585 0.927 60 —
Capital Receipts Initiative 0.177 0.577 0.541 n/a n/a
Cash Incentive Scheme 0.047 0.025 0 n/a n/a
Loan Charges Defective Housing 0.016 0.016 0.016 70.016 70.01
Capital Challenge8 0.004 0.013 0.380 0 0
Mid Devon District Council
Revenue Support Grant2 1.917 1.842 1.769 1.695 1.894
Income from National Non-Domestic Rates. 2 2.096 2.118 2.286 2.567 2.547
Housing Investment Programme 30.744 0.667 0.747 41.772 52.554
Housing Revenue Account Subsidy 0.570 0.324 0.182 90.191 —
Capital Receipts Initiative 0.171 0.581 0.538 n/a n/a
Cash Incentive Scheme 0.100 0.080 0 n/a n/a
Loan Charges Defective Housing 0.047 0.047 0.047 70.047 70.047
Capital Challenge8 0.120 0.880 0 0 0
Devon County Council
Revenue Support Grant2 10266.389 155.634 158.924 150.930 166.866
Income from National Non-Domestic Rates2 10205.912 138.460 151.558 173.050 170.054
Local Government Reorganisation Supplementary Credit Approval 1.812 0.765 0 0 0
Transport Supplementary Grant 1.738 1.238 1.861 0 0
Transport Annual Capital Guideline 1.738 1.238 1.861 0 0
Transport Block Supplementary Credit Approval 2.560 1.214 2.842 10.281 20.703
Rural Bus Challenge Grant11 0 0 0.640 0.300 12—
Rural Bus Subsidy Grant 0 1.409 1.409 1.409 1.799
Capital Challenge8 2.694 2.257 1.554 0 0
1Where known
2The amounts of Revenue Support Grant and Income from National Non-Domestic Rates shown for 1997–98 and 1998–99 are the revised amounts allocated under "The Location Government Finance Report (England) 1997–98 Amending Report 1999" and "The Local Government Finance Report (England) 1998–99 Amending Report 2000" respectively
3 1997–98 HIP allocation inherited from the previous Government's spending plans. Present Government introduced CRI from 1997–98
4Single Housing Pot introduced from 2000–01 resulting in CRI being merged with HIP
5 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. Mid Devon's MRA allocation for 2001–02 is £1.712 million and, for comparison purposes, is included in the 2001–02 HIP allocation above. North Devon's MRA allocation for 2001–02 is £0 million
6 North Devon District Council was not eligible for Housing Revenue Account subsidy in 2000–01 as it held no properties in its HRA
7Estimated
8Supplementary Credit and Basic Credit Approvals
9Provisional
10 Devon was subject to a Structural Change Order on 1 April 1998. The figures for Revenue Support Grant and National Non-Domestic Rates quoted for Devon County Council for 1997–98 include an amount for the areas covered by The City of Plymouth and The Borough of Torbay. The figures for 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01 and 2001–02 exclude the amount for the areas covered by The City of Plymouth and The Borough of Torbay
11 Rural Bus Challenge figures represent awards—actual spend profiles for schemes may cover more than one year
12N/K

Single Regeneration Budget (SRB)

Parts of the constituency are included in two SRB schemes. Funding provided for these schemes since 1997–98 is included in the table.

£ million
SRB scheme 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 12001–02
VISIONS 0.099 0.217 0 233 n/a n/a
Forches n/a 0.018 0 033 0.076 n/a
1Where known

European Funding

Parts of North Devon Constituency were included in the South West Objective 5b programme that closed for new applications at the end of 1999. North Devon District local authority to decide where within its boundary these resources are applied.

in the constituency is included in the designated South West Objective 2 area which stands to benefit from £108 million of European Funds over the next seven years.