§ Mr. TylerTo 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 Cornwall constituency, the effects of North Cornwall of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [156122]
Mr. Robert AinsworthThe principal funding that this Department has provided to North Cornwall district and Restormel borough councils and to Cornwall county council in the years 1997–98 to 2001–02 is shown in the tables. 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 Cornwall constituency. It is for the local authority to decide where within its boundary these resources are applied.
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North Cornwall District Council £ million Nature of funding 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 72001–02 Capital Receipts Initiative 0.170 0.549 0.553 n/a n/a Cash Incentive Scheme 0.026 0.025 0 n/a n/a Loan Charges Defective Housing 0.005 0.005 0.005 90.005 90.005
Restormel Borough Council £ million Nature of funding 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 72001–02 Revenue Support Grant1 4.386 3.784 3.836 3.672 4.057 Income from National Non-Domestic Rates1 2.863 2.870 3.110 3.476 3.477 SSA Reduction Grant (SSA Review) 0 0.252 0.055 0 0 Housing Investment Programme 21.047 1.005 1.007 32.123 41.063 Housing Revenue Account Subsidy 2.383 2.514 2.053 5n/a 5n/a Capital Receipts Initiative 0.212 0.630 0.564 n/a n/a Cash Incentive Scheme 0.080 0.080 0 n/a n/a Loan Charges Defective Housing 0.007 0.007 0.007 90.007 90.007
Cornwall County Council £ million Nature of funding 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 72001–02 Revenue Support Grant1 129.412 133.560 139.493 135.599 146.727 Income from National Non-Domestic Rates1 93.491 98.020 107.287 122.050 120.054 Transport Supplementary Grant 3.474 1.205 1.631 0 0 Transport Annual Capital Guideline 3.474 1.205 1.631 0 0 Transport Block Supplementary Credit Approval 0.875 0.994 2.472 7.138 14.920 Rural Bus Challenge Grant6 0 0 0.157 0.845 n/a Rural Bus Subsidy Grant 0 1.098 1.115 1.221 1.559 Capital Challenge (Supplementary Credit and Basic Credit Approvals) 2.057 2.830 3.013 0 0 Notes: 1 The 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 Local Government Finance Report (England) 1997–98 Amending Report 1999" and "The Local Government Finance Report (England) 1998–99 Amending Report 2000"respectively. 2 1997–98 HIP allocation inherited from the 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. North Cornwall's MRA allocation for 2001–02 is £1.793 million and, for comparison purposes, is included in the 2001–02 HIF allocation above. Restormel is a transfer authority and is not entitled to MRA. 5Restormel borough council completed the transfer of its housing stock in February 2000. 6Rural Bus Challenge figures represent awards—actual spend profiles for schemes may cover more than one year. 7Where known. 8Provisional. 9Estimated. Single Regeneration Budget (SRB)
Parts of the constituency are included in two SRB schemes. Funding provided for these schemes since1997–98 is included in the table.
£ million SRB scheme 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 12001–02 Cornwall Developing in Partnership 1.196 1.218 1.466 1.323 1.540 RADICAL 0.050 0.021 0.029 n/a n/a 1Where known. European Funding
North Cornwall constituency was included in the South West Objective 5b programme that closed for new applications at the end of 1999. Major projects in the constituency which have received funding since 1997–98 include Bodmin Town Centre Environmental Enhancements (£0.2 million grant), Newquay Town Centre
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Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly have been designated an Objective 1 area, of which North Cornwall constituency is a part, and stands to benefit from £315 million of European Funds over the next seven years.