HC Deb 19 June 2003 vol 407 cc408-10W
Andrew Selous

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will list the projects in the South-West Bedfordshire constituency on which European Social Fund money has been spent in the last three years, and the amounts spent. [119036]

Maria Eagle

European Social Fund (ESF) projects usually operate across a number of constituencies. The following table lists projects in Bedfordshire which have been awarded ESF money since 2000 and which may include beneficiaries from south-west Bedfordshire.

Table: ESF Projects Approved, 2000–03
Organisation Project Amount approved (£)
Alcohol Services for the Community (LSC CFO) Learning for Change 60,593
Bedfordshire and Luton CCTE Enhance 74,898
Bedfordshire College Way to Work Programme 84,644
Bedfordshire Pilgrims Housing Foyer Stepping Stones 35,859
Bedfordshire and Luton IAG Partnership (LSC CFO) Increasing Quality IAG Services 91,000
Bedfordshire Rural Communities (LSC CFO) Investing in your people 163,000
Bedfordshire Rural Communities (LSC CFO) Management Development 37,992
Bedfordshire County Council Bedfordshire & Luton Local Management Group 2001 15,213
Bedfordshire County Council Bedfordshire & Luton Local Management Group 2002 14,297
Bedfordshire County Council Bedfordshire & Luton Local Management Group 18,458
Bedfordshire County Council Co-financing Measure 1.1 100,000
Bedfordshire County Council Co-financing Measure 1.2 185,000
Bedfordshire County Council Co-financing Measure 2.2 350,000
Bedfordshire County Council Co-financing Measure 3.1 960,000
Bedfordshire County Council Co-financing Measure 4.2 160,000
Bedfordshire County Council Co-financing Measure 5.1 337,000
Bedfordshire County Council Business Environmental Training Initiative 31,715
Bedfordshire County Council Central Technical Assistance 59,239
Bedfordshire County Council Going To Work 122,659
Bedfordshire County Council SPICE 202,050
Better Prospects (LSC CFO) Technobabble 91,200
Business Link Bedfordshire and Luton ICT Multi Skills Programme 183,300
Cambridge On-line Learning (LSC CFO) Developing Managers 50,400
Chamber Business (LSC CFO) Enhanced Workforce Development 179,000
Chamber Business Luton (EEDA CFO) Choices in Care 243,184
Crabtree Development Consultants (LSC CFO) Building for the future 49,910
Crabtree Development Consultants (LSC CFO) Caring for Tomorrow 69,735
East of England Development Agency ASPEN 262,140
East of England Development Agency Luton Opportunities Phase 2 276,338
East of England Development Agency Luton Opportunity Phase 1 375,989
Education Business Enterprise (LSC CFO) Education and Business Enterprise 37,930
EEF Mid Anglian Association (LSC CFO) Achievement Partnership 77,057
Jobcentre Plus Co-financing Measures 695,160
Learning for Life Bedfordshire and Luton (LSC CFO) Empowerment for continued employment 128,013
Learning for Life Bedfordshire and Luton (LSC CFO) Workforce at Risk—Guidance Support 136,006
Learning for Life Bedfordshire and Luton Community Advice and Guidance 87,256
Bedfordshire and Luton LSC BOOST 122,399
Macro East Anglia (LSC CFO) Mentor and Youth Activity 125,999
New Bedfordshire Training Project Physical Ability Millennium 74,822
New Bedfordshire Training Project Physical Ability 2000 20,203
Opps (LSC CFO) Development skills in the retail sector 56,550
Protech Training (LSC CFO) Learning Leaders 58,495
Protech Training (LSC CFO) Second Chance 52,210
Protech Training (LSC CFO) Skillsbase 154,770
Qi Associates (LSC CFO) Making Business Better 59,000
South Bedfordshire Adult Education (LSC CFO) Link up to Learn 95,855
Teevan Consulting Network (LSC CFO) Results Driven Workforce Development 99,000
Trade Union Learning Link (LSC CFO) Bedfordshire & Luton Trade Union Learning Fund 142,500
University of Luton Community Parents Programme 163,691
University of Luton Film and Media Training Project 80,882
University of Luton Graduates with Dyslexia 73,490
University of Luton Griffin 425,731
University of Luton Language for e Business 2 1,689,612
University of Luton Languages for competitiveness 1,064,618
University of Luton Languages for e business 287,113
University of Luton Law for Life 153,292
University of Luton Leadership for Managers 367,911
University of Luton New Skills for Information Age II 379,213
University of Luton Next Step for Business 30,400
University of Luton Partnership Learning Centre 30,600
University of Luton Phoenix Project 227,357
University of Luton Toolkits For Competitiveness 02 409,268
University of Luton Webstep 3 307,296
University of Luton Webstep2 307,106
University of Luton (EEDA CFO) Broadband in Business 156,205
University of Luton (EEDA CFO) E-skills-in-company 157,454
Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire (EEDA CFO) Working for Wildlife Trainee 53,005
Workbase Employment Service (LSC CFO) Learning in the Community 34,500
Befrienders Global Grants award 3,500
Dale Social Welfare Group Global Grants award 3,406
Downside Yoga Global Grants award 3,575
Dunstable and District Citizens Advice Bureau Global Grants award 2,200
Homes for Homeless Global Grants award 4,500
Hospice at Home Volunteers Global Grants award 5,000
LCET Global Grants award 824
Leighton Buzzard Mayday Trust Global Grants award 465
Luton & Bedfordshire Youth Association Global Grants award 10,000
Multiple Sclerosis Society Global Grants award 1,000
Parkinson's Disease Society Global Grants award 2,000

Notes:

LSC CFO = Bedfordshire and Luton Learning and Skills Council Co-financing Organisation project.

EEDA = East of England Development Agency Co-financing Organisation project.

The Global Grants programme is operated by Bedfordshire and Luton Learning and Skills Council and provides awards of funding to small organisations. The organisations listed are based in South Bedfordshire.