§ Mr. Simon ThomasTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how much grant allocation for the civil defence grant he retained in each financial year since 1997; [161377]
(2) if he will list the (a) location and (b) nature of successful project bids for the discretionary grant allocation of the civil defence grant for each financial year since 1997. [161376]
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§ Mr. AlexanderSince 2002–03, £100,000 has been retained at the start of the financial year specifically to be allocated as Discretionary Grant to support special projects and events related to the local authority emergency planning functions that are of benefit to the wider emergency planning community.
2002–03 Staffordshire and Derbyshire Project to investigate and make recommendations for the implementation of quality control processes in the work of Emergency Planning Units. Derbyshire Seminar to promote public safety and good practice in the management of events and production of good practice guide. Greater Manchester Production of two training videos to assist with emergency planning awareness training. Merseyside Seminar to examine the lessons learned for emergency planning from the September 11 terrorist attack. Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, Cleveland, County Durham and Darlington Project to examine and identify improved methods of collaborative working within Regions. Tyne and Wear Project (PhD) to research GIS system to provide methodology for hazard analysis and risk assessment. Swindon and Wiltshire Project to provide virtual reality databases for high risk sites for use during training and live incidents. Coventry Production of revised and updated guidance document 'Guidelines For Faith Communities When Dealing With Disasters'. All local authorities in Wales Project to further development of 'Wales Benchmarking Club' (performance indicators for emergency planning). Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Project to develop mutual aid scheme. 403W
2003–04 Reading Production of a resilience information booklet for schools and libraries. supported by a 'Z-Card' for public distribution. London (Fire and Emergency Planning Authority) Project to devise a strategy for the uniform provision of Business Continuity Management (BCM) promotion in London's 33 local authorities. Gloucestershire BCM training package for local authority services and other public sector bodies. Tyne and Wear Seminar/workshop to explore and identify suitable methods of BCM promotion by local authorities, and to explore the role of partners in the process. Norfolk Electronic (E-Tool) emergency management information project for the public and emergency responders. Shropshire Production of a multi-lingual phrase book for the victims of a CBRN incident Association of Greater Manchester Authorities Study to identify research related to human behaviour and its impact on the emergency response and business continuity management.
2003–04 Bradford The employment of a faith groups' liaison officer to complement other community cohesion initiatives which relate to local resilience and major incident planning. Bradford To further develop population modelling work and risk data sources for the identification of vulnerable population sites.