§ Dr. KumarTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what schemes targeting urban regeneration needs are managed by her Department; how much each scheme has available to invest; what issues each scheme aims to tackle; and how much has been spent annually since 1997(a) in the United Kingdom, (b) in Teesside, (c) in Redcar and Cleveland and Middlesbrough councils and (d) in the Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East constituency. [25482]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe Department for Education and Skills' programmes contribute to the regeneration of all deprived neighbourhoods by raising the educational attainment, skills and aspirations of children, young people and adults.
945WThe Department works with other Government Departments to tackle the causes and effects of social exclusion and ensure that all mainstream policies and programmes contribute to urban regeneration.
I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given on 20 November 2001, Official Report, columns 253–54W. In this reply I provided levels of funding for the initiatives listed by the Cabinet Office Regional Co-ordination Unit as being the responsibility of the Department for Education and Skills.