HC Deb 05 March 2002 vol 381 cc183-5W
Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will list the statutory plans that each local authority is required to produce. [40207]

Dr. Whitehead

The recent Local Government White Paper announced, as part of our commitment to decrease unnecessary bureaucracy, that we will reduce the number of plans local authorities are required to produce by one half. The research report published on 18 February 2002—"Review of Local Authority Statutory and Non-Statutory Service and Policy Planning Requirements"—will provide a vital steer in taking this forward.

Of the 66 plans reviewed within the report, 31 are statutory. The titles of these plans, and details of the Department/agency with responsibility for them, are as listed. Further details of the nature and purpose of each plan are set down within the research report.

Dr. Whitehead

The Government have committed £350 over three years from 2001–02 to support local authorities making their services e-enabled. I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Minister for Local Government on 17 December 2001,Official Report, column 25W, to my hon. Friend the Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Mr. Miller) on the funding that has been provided to date. We will announce detailed plans for the remainder of this funding with the publication of the draft National Strategy for consultation shortly.

There are no match funding requirements for the allocation of e-government money as such. However, we have always made clear that funding from Government to local authorities would only be a contribution to the overall costs.

Mr. Lammy

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how much public money has been provided for the London borough of Haringey since 1997. [36970]

Dr. Whitehead

London borough of Haringey have reported the following public funding.

DTLR

  • Best Value Performance Plan
  • Community Strategy
  • Homelessness Strategy (forthcoming duty under Homelessness Act, 2002)
  • Development Plans: Local Plan
  • Development Plans: Minerals Local Plan (in non UDP areas)
  • Development Plans: Structure Plan
  • Development Plans: Unitary Development Plan
  • Development Plans: Waste local Plan (in non UDP areas)
  • Local Transport Plan

DEFRA

  • Local Air Quality Action Plan
  • Home Energy Conservation Report
  • Rights of Way Improvement Plan
  • Strategy to Identify Contaminated Landv
  • Waste Recycling Plan

DH

  • Community Care Plan
  • Health Improvement and Modernisation Plan
  • Quality Protects Management Action Plan
  • Training/Human Resources Plan

HSE

  • Off Site Emergency Plan
  • Pipeline Safety Emergency Plan

HO

  • Crime and Disorder Reduction Strategy
  • Youth Justice Plan

CO

  • Civil Defence Plan

DCMS

  • Annual Library Plan
  • Accessibility Strategy

DFES

  • Behaviour Support Plan
  • Class Sizes Plan
  • Early Years Development and Childcare Plan
  • Education Development Plan
  • Office for Standards in Education and Teaching (Ofsted) Action Plan
  • School Organisation Plan.