HC Deb 09 November 2001 vol 374 cc458-9W
Mr. Peter Ainsworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions which London-based organisations have received grants from(a) the single regeneration budget and (b) other sources to promote waste recycling in the past two years; and what the value was of grants in each case. [13277]

Ms Keeble

[holding answer 8 November 2001]: Information on individual London-based organisations that received funding to promote waste recycling through the single regeneration budget is held by the SRB partnerships who distribute the funding. However, the London Development Agency, who are responsible for administering the SRB programme in London, have provided details of London SRB schemes that included waste management or recycling projects in their outputs in 1999–2000 and 2000–01. These are at table A. In addition, a SRB round 6 scheme "Re-engineering Secondary Materials for Thames Gateway" was awarded £5.4 million lifetime funding in summer 2000 but did not incur any project expenditure during 2000–01. This is run by London Remade, a strategic partnership between waste management companies, statutory authorities, London boroughs and community organisations, with the principal objective of promoting new markets and secondary industries based on reprocessing and reuse of London's recyclable materials.

The Environmental Action Fund, operated by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), is designed to help voluntary groups advance the Government's environmental policies to London-based organisations to promote recycling and raise awareness of waste management issues. Table B lists the grants that were issued during 1999–2000, 2000–01 and 2001–02.

The Spending Review 2000 established a fund of £140 million specifically for local authority waste management and recycling. DEFRA will be consulting shortly on proposals for the distribution and use of this fund.

Table A: Number of waste management or recycling schemes in London SRB schemes during 1999–2000 and 2000/01
£
Name of Scheme 1999–2000 2000–01 SRB Lifetime Value1
A New Future for Finsbury Park 1 25,000,000
New Opportunities for Walthamstow 1 13,997,990
Bridging the Divides 48 28,136,192
Cross River Partnership (SBEG) 1 7,589,237
1Total award of SRB funding is for all the activities within the scheme

Table B: Grants from the Environmental Action Fund
£
Organisation Project title Amount
1999–2000
Hackney Community Recycling Learning from Scrap 48,743
Safe Neighbourhoods Unit Estate Recycling Support Project 13,534
Waste Watch 3Rs for the 3rd Sector 21,413
Waste Watch National Waste Awareness Initiative 59,860
Waste Watch Supporting action on 'Less Waste More Value' 99,000
2000–01
Elephant Jobs Community Composting 14.500
Elephant Jobs Office Furniture Fittings 26,108
Hackney Community Recycling Learning from Scrap 49,439
Safe Neighbourhoods Unit Estate Recycling Support Project 13,529
Waste Watch 3Rs for the 3rd Sector 21,819
Waste Watch National Waste Awareness Initiative 55,465
Waste Watch Supporting action on 'Less Waste More Value' 110,000
2001–02
BioRegional Development Group An integrated Tree Station for London 59,860
Elephant Jobs Community Composting 14,500
Elephant Jobs Office Furniture Fittings 26,108
Hackney Community Recycling Learning from Scrap 33,250
Waste Watch National Waste Awareness Initiative 71,680
Waste Watch Supporting action on 'Waste Strategy 2000' 198,000