§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what permissions to borrow have been given to the Isle of Wight council for the years(a) 1999–2000, (b) 2000–01 and (c) 2001–02; and if he will indicate which are for a specified project or projects. [7958]
§ Ms Keeble[holding answer 16 October 2001] Since 1999–2000, the Isle of Wight council has been given permission to borrow as credit approvals the following amounts:
Year £ 1999–2000 10,689,000 2000–01 9,412,056 2001–02 11,385,773 Within these totals, the Isle of Wight Council is required to use the following amounts of credit approval for the following purposes:
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£ Purpose Credit approval 1999–2000 Local Transport Safety Schemes 623,000 Rural and non-rural package transport minor works 600,000 Coast protection at Gurnard: Preliminary study 2,000 Process unit strategy plan: Ryde 9,000 Wheelers Bay: Coast protection scheme 449,000 Seagrove Bay 397,000 Contaminated land project 6,000 Capital challenge1 417,000 New housing2 178,000 Purchase of dwellings2 101,000 Housing-related projects2 50,000 2000–01 Accommodation for Community Mental Health Team 200,000 Contributions to various buildings for the Isle of Wight and Hampshire Magistrates Court Committee 31,056 Integrated transport measures 1,404,000 Transport maintenance 1,540,000 Public Transport Information Systems 5,000 Coast protection at Gurnard: Preliminary study 10,000 Process unit strategy plan: Ryde 33,000 Wheelers Bay: Coast protection scheme 35,000 Seagrove Bay 21,000
£ Purpose Credit approval 2001–02 Contributions to various building projects for the Isle of Wight and Hampshire Magistrates Court Committee 20,773 Provision of facilities for women firefighters 19,000 Integrated transport measures 3,000,000 Transport maintenance 2,900,000 1 Projects include school repairs, IT facilities, and community regeneration projects 2 Capital receipts initiative Note:
1. Figures for the current financial year reflect the situation at the moment. The finalised figures are likely to be different.
2. Figures only include credit approvals that are allocated for capital expenditure. They do not include trading supplementary credit approvals, which attract no revenue support grant.