§ Dr. KumarTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will list for each(a) area-based and (b) other regeneration-related initiative for which his Department is responsible (i) the amount budgeted and (ii) the total expenditure in each financial 225W year for the planned lifetime of each initiative (A) nationally and (B) in the Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East constituency. [16427]
§ Ms KeebleDepartment for Transport, Local Government and the Regions programmes contribute to the regeneration of all deprived neighbourhoods by
£ million1 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 estimate 2002–03 plans Coalfields — 2 15 26 15 Community chest — — — 10 15 Community empowerment fund — — — 12 12 European regional development fund areas 229 278 246 255 254 Neighbourhood management — — — 16 23 Neighbourhood Renewal Fund — — — 200 300 Neighbourhood Wardens — — — 2 3 New Deal for Communities — 4 35 94 350 Single Regeneration Budget 561 692 725 851 767 1 Rounded The Government Office for the North East is collecting information on regeneration funding within Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East constituency and I will write to my hon. Friend when it is available.
The objectives of the national DTLR regeneration initiatives are as follows:
Coalfields
To bring about the physical, social, economic and environmental regeneration of Coalfields. Support for the Coalfield Regeneration Trust covers the period 1999–2000 to 2005–06.Community Chest
To support community involvement and activity in deprived neighbourhoods for up to three years.Community Empowerment Fund
To support community and voluntary sector involvement in Local Strategic Partnerships for up to three years.European Regional Development Fund Areas
To tackle economic regeneration by promoting the development of those regions—lagging behind the rest of the European Union, redeveloping regions seriously affected by industrial decline; and supporting the adjustment of rural and urban areas facing new economic challenges. DTLR share of the ERDF programme covers the period 2000–06.Neighbourhood Management
To help deprived communities and local services improve local outcomes, by improving and joining up local services, and making them more responsive to local needs. Support is provided up to seven years.Neighbourhood Renewal Fund
To enable the 88 most deprived authorities to improve services, narrowing the gap between deprived areas and the rest of the country. Subject to review in SR2002.Neighbourhood Wardens
Using Wardens to tackle the problems of our poorest neighbourhoods. Subject to review in SR2002.New Deal for Communities
226WTo tackle multiple deprivation in the most deprived neighbourhoods in the country, taking forwards the Government's commitment to combat social exclusion in the context of the National Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal Action Plan. The lifetime of schemes is up to 10 years.helping to improve the quality of life of local people by reducing the gap between deprived and other areas and between different groups. Levels of funding for the initiatives listed by the Cabinet Office Regional Co-ordination Unit as being the responsibility of this Department are as follows:
Single Regeneration Budget
To enhance the quality of life of local people in areas of need by reducing the gap between deprived and other areas, and between different groups. Schemes under each round have a lifetime up to seven years.Urban Regeneration Companies
To lead and co-ordinate redevelopment and new investment in declining urban areas. URCs are new independent companies established by the relevant local authority, Regional Development Agency, English Partnerships (if appropriate), the private sector and other key partners. The lifetime for each URC is for the local partners to decide. Resources or powers are those that the local partners themselves are willing to commit.