HC Deb 17 July 2002 vol 389 cc343-4W
Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much money from(a) his Department and (b) other Government Departments has been granted to the Coalfield Regeneration Trust since February 2001. [70263]

Mr. McNulty

Since February 2001 the Coalfields Regeneration Trust has received the following sums of money for England:

  1. (a) From ODPM—£26,107,681; and
  2. (b) From DCMS (Heritage Lottery Fund)—£69,064.
The Trust has also received European funds of £1,272,112.

As announced in February 2001, from 1 April 2002 another £45 million will be made available from the ODPM to the trust over the three years to 2005.