HC Deb 24 October 2002 vol 391 cc444-6W
Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list the projects awarded funding by the New Opportunities Fund Green Spaces and Sustainable Communities Programme since its establishment and the level of funding for each. [75971]

Mr. Caborn

Under the Green Spaces and Sustainable Communities initiative, the New Opportunities Fund will deliver projects worth £125 million across the United Kingdom through 11 award partners. Hitherto, over £40 million has been committed to 1,265 projects under this initiative. The following table details the number of projects funded, and the amount committed so far, by each award partner.

Awards to date (Oct 2002) under the New Opportunities Awards (£s) Number of Projects
ENGLAND
Barnardo's 2,933,620 50
BTCV 874,572 114
The Countryside Agency 1,939,294 136
English Nature 4,946,078 111
RSNC 7,635,883 239
Sustrans 5,043,000 57
Sport England 5,843,692 337
Awards to date (Oct 2002) under the New Opportunities Awards (£s) Number of Projects
By region:
North East
Barnardo's 334296 5
BTCV 130181 15
English Nature 998772 16
RSNC 420210 15
Countryside Agency 105986 17
Sport England 782820 46
Sustrans 938000 10
North West
Barnardo's 552759 9
BTCV 77736 9
English Nature 402817 9
RSNC 1204865 37
Countryside Agency 548157 28
Sport England 800595 61
Sustrans 1095000 10
Yorks & Humb
Barnardo's 556303 11
BTCV 95948 12
English Nature 447930 15
RSNC 1180690 39
Countryside Agency 236044 11
Sport England 387663 27
Sustrans 362000 5
East Midlands
Barnardo's 16170 3
BTCV 28926 4
English Nature 445400 8
RSNC 940448 29
Sport England 378599 34
Sustrans 178000 2
West Midlands
Barnardo's 281874 3
BTCV 60401 7
English Nature 711279 13
RSNC 820616 19
Countryside Agency 293449 18
Sport England 1103408 35
Sustrans 670000 4
East
Barnardo's 89000 1
BTCV 40511 6
English Nature 170550 4
RSNC 358460 11
Countryside Agency 71838 13
Sport England 298560 26
Sustrans 715000 12
London
Barnardo's 459637 9
BTCV 151755 18
English Nature 602300 12
RSNC 698285 22
Countryside Agency 62400 3

Year 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03
Number of items held at the correct environmental conditions (in millions) 6.2m 6.5m 6.7m 6.8m 6.9m
Percentage of items out of total collection held at the correct environmental conditions 79% 83% 85% 87% 88%

Awards to date (Oct 2002) under the New Opportunities Awards (£s) Number of Projects
Sport England 1215698 43
Sustrans 210000 5
South East
Barnardo's 101100 2
BTCV 172899 25
English Nature 502998 17
RSNC 529939 18
Countryside Agency 74500 8
Sport England 644889 44
Sustrans 95000 3
South West
Barnardo's 542481 7
BTCV 116211 18
English Nature 664032 17
RSNC 1482327 49
Countryside Agency 305585 14
Sport England 235000 21
Sustrans 780000 6
NORTHERN IRELAND
NIHE 500,725 52
SCOTLAND
Fresh Futures 704,368 35
SLF 8,144,698 76
WALES
WCVA 1,546,588 58
UK Totals 40112518 1.265

Comprehensive lists of every project in every area are not yet available, but further information on schemes in a particular area can be obtained from the New Opportunities Fund on request.

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