§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what the outcome is of the accreditation of local strategic partnerships in the areas due to receive neighbourhood renewal funds for 2002–03; and if he will make a statement. [40165]
§ Ms KeebleI am pleased to announce that 87 out of 88 Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs) in England's most deprived areas will today be accredited. LSPs bring together local authorities, public sector agencies, local people, the voluntary sector and business, to identify local priorities and implement strategies to meet them. They lead efforts to close the gap in living standards and opportunities between the most deprived neighbourhoods and other areas, and are key to delivery of the Government's National Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal.
Accreditation follows a process of self-assessment by LSPs and close working with Government Offices. It is only the first stage on the way to better local delivery and a number of partnerships have further work to do to ensure they are fully effective, inclusive and able to 1523W deliver better services on the ground. Government Offices will be writing to those LSPs setting out the areas of concern. They will continue to work with all LSPs to secure ongoing improvement, and we will monitor progress closely.
Walsall LSP has not yet made sufficient progress against the criteria and is therefore not recommended for accreditation at this stage. This will be subject to review on 28 March. Where accreditation has been deferred, Neighbourhood Renewal Funds (NRF) will be maintained at 67 per cent. of the 2002–03 NRF rate (the same level as funding for 2001–02). As soon as the LSP has undergone a successful review with the relevant Government Office the remaining amounts will be released. Details of NRF allocations for every LSP for 2002/03 are attached.1
1 Subject to the approval of the House of Commons.
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Neighbourhood Renewal Fund Allocations2 Local Authority Name NRF Allocation 2001–02 (£m) NRF Allocation 2002–03 (£m) NRF Allocation 2003–04 (£m) NRF Total Over 3 Years (£m) Allerdale 0.428 0.642 0.855 1.925 Ashfield 0.482 0.723 0.964 2.168 Barking and Dagenham 0.816 1.225 1.633 3.673 Barnsley 2.722 4.083 5.444 12.249 Barrow-in-Furness 0.92 1.379 1.838 4.137 Birmingham 11.022 16.533 22.043 49.598 Blackburn with Darwen 2.168 3.251 4.335 9.754 Blackpool 1.504 2.256 3.008 6.768 Bolsover 0.734 1.102 1.469 3.305 Bolton 2.712 4.069 5.426 12.207 Bradford 4.906 7.359 9.812 22.077 Brent 1.14 1.709 2.279 5.128 Brighton & Hove 0.684 1.027 1.369 3.08 Bristol 1.782 2.674 3.565 8.022 Burnley 0.636 0.955 1.273 2.865 Camden 2.11 3.164 4.219 9.492 Coventry 2.644 3.967 5.290 11.901 Croydon 0.29 0.436 0.581 1.307 Derby 1.626 2.438 3.250 7.314 Derwentside 0.742 1.112 1.482 3.336 Doncaster 4.394 6.592 8.790 19.777 Dudley 0.76 1.140 1.521 3.421 Ealing 0.458 0.688 0.917 2.063 Easington 2.216 3.325 4.433 9.975 Enfield 0.93 1.395 1.860 4.184 Gateshead 2.322 3.482 4.643 10.447 Great Yarmouth 0.994 1.490 1.987 4.471 Greenwich 1.94 2.911 3.881 8.733 Hackney 5.882 8.824 11.765 26.472 Halton 1.964 2.946 3.928 8.839 Hammersmith and Fulham 0.516 0.775 1.033 2.325 Haringey 2.668 4.001 5.335 12.004 Hartlepool 1.568 2.353 3.138 7.059 Hastings 0.688 1.031 1.375 3.094 Hyndburn 0.646 0.970 1.294 2.91 Islington 3.136 4.703 6.270 14.108 Kensington and Chelsea 0.54 0.811 1.081 2.431 Kerrier 0.806 1.208 1.610 3.624 Kingston upon Hull 3.754 5.630 7.507 16.892 Kirklees 1.496 2.244 2.992 6.732 Knowsley 3.696 5.543 7.391 16.63 Lambeth 1.21 1.816 2.422 5.448 Leeds 4.198 6.297 8.396 18.89 Leicester 4.188 6.283 8.377 18.848 Lewisham 1.226 1.839 2.453 5.518
Neighbourhood Renewal Fund Allocations2 Local Authority Name NRF Allocation 2001–02 (£m) NRF Allocation 2002–03(£m) NRF Allocation 2003–04 (£m) NRF Total Over 3 years (£m) Lincoln 0.2 0.300 0.400 0.9 Liverpool 10.066 15.100 20.133 45.298 Luton 0.754 1.132 1.510 3.397 Manchester 10.298 15.446 20.595 46.339 Mansfield 1.15 1.724 2.299 5.172 Middlesbrough 2.624 3.937 5.249 11.811 Newcastle upon Tyne 3.422 5.132 6.843 15.397 Newham 6.666 9.999 13.332 29.997 North Tyneside 1.536 2.305 3.074 6.915 Nottingham 4.622 6.934 9.246 20.803 Oldham 2.336 3.505 4.674 10.516 Pendle 0.98 1.471 1.961 4.412 Penwith 0.414 0.622 0.829 1.865 Plymouth 1.058 1.586 2.114 4.757 Portsmouth 0.478 0.717 0.957 2.152 Preston 1.26 1.890 2.520 5.671 Redcar and Cleveland 1.736 2.604 3.472 7.812 Rochdale 2.438 3.658 4.878 10.975 Rotherham 1.834 2.751 3.669 8.254 Salford 2.72 4.081 5.441 12.242 Sandwell 4.026 6.038 8.051 18.114 Sedgefield 0.57 0.854 1.139 2.563 Sefton 2.816 4.223 5.631 12.671 Sheffield 4.79 7.186 9.581 2.557 South Tyneside 2.692 4.037 5.382 12.11 Southampton 0.43 0.646 0.862 1.939 Southwark 3.956 5.934 7.912 17.803 St Helens 1.936 2.905 3.873 8.714 Stockton-on-Tees 1.926 2.889 3.852 8.667 Stoke-on-Trent 2.016 3.025 4.034 9.075 Sunderland 3.582 5.373 7.164 16.119 Tameside 0.67 1.005 1.340 3.015 Tower Hamlets 5.312 7.968 10.624 23.903 Wakefield 2.22 3.329 4.439 9.989 Walsall 3.56 5.341 7.122 16.024 Waltham Forest 1.276 1.915 2.553 5.745 Wandsworth 0.2 0.300 0.400 0.9 Wansbeck 0.69 1.034 1.379 3.104 Wear Valley 0.854 1.280 1.706 3.839 Westminster 0.748 1.123 1.497 3.369 Wigan 1.362 2.044 2.725 6.131 Wirral 2.538 3.806 5.075 11.419 Wolverhampton 2.964 4.446 5.928 13.339 Totals 200.000 300.000 400.000 900.000 2 Subject to the approval of the House of Commons.
§ Mr. StreeterTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what were the administrative costs of the South West Regional Development Agency in the past three years. [37293]
§ Alan JohnsonI have been asked to reply.
The administrative costs for the SW RDA for the past two years were as follows. The figures for 2001–02 are not yet available.
Year Annual Review £000 (accruals outturn) 1999–2000 8,326 2000–01 8,523