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Mr. MacGregor : The Department's policy is to phase out the use of ozone-depleting chemicals as soon as possible. The Department is reviewing the detailed application of the policy with the managers responsible for property and procurement.
Mr. Chris Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much funding has been allocated or spent to deal specifically with measures to reduce his Department's consumption of ozone-depleting substances.
Mr. MacGregor : Measures to reduce the consumption of ozone- depleting substances are included in the Departments general maintenance programme. The costs are not recorded separately.
Mr. Chris Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many catastrophic leaks of ozone-depleting substances have occurred within his Department buildings in the last five years.
Mr. MacGregor : The Department does not have records going back five years. There was a failure at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre, Swansea in May 1991. An air-conditioning unit failed and released 800 kg of refrigerant R12 into the atmosphere.
Speed Limiters
Mr. Llwyd : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his policy to make representations to the car industry concerning the installation of mechanical speed limiters on all new cars.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : No. This should be a decision for vehicle manufacturers and purchasers.
Rail Services (Franchising)
Mr. Wilson : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the individuals and organisations who responded to the consultation document, "The Franchising of Passenger Rail Services" ; and if he will publish a summary of the views expressed by each respondent, within the limits of commercial confidentiality.
Mr. Freeman : In inviting responses to the consultation document, we undertook that all responses would be
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treated as strictly confidential. It would not be appropriate, therefore, for me to list those who have responded or to summarise their views.Shipping Records
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his policy for new arrangements for the General Register and Record Office of Shipping and Seamen to include requirements which specifically protect the whole range of interdependent records currently held by the office in their entirety and in perpetuity.
Mr. Norris : The records are retained under Public Records Office (PRO) rules and we will want to ensure that this continues to be the case in the future.
Acquired Rights Directive
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what consideration he has given to the need to satisfy the provisions of the Acquired Rights directive and the protection of employment rights in the event of any transfer of undertakings operated by his Department or responsible to his Department.
Mr. Norris : The provisions of EC Directive 77/187 ("The Acquired Rights Directive") are given effect in the United Kingdom by the Tranfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations, 1981. These regulations provide that transfers which fall within their scope will not operate to terminate the employees' contracts of employment, which will continue as if made between the transferee and the employees. Whether any particular transfer is covered by the regulations will depend on the circumstances of each case.
Disabled Passengers
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what specific protection he intends shall be provided for disabled people in the event of any change in the organisation, structure or funding of the rail network.
Mr. Freeman : Our privatisation proposals envisage a duty on the rail regulator to take into account the interests of persons with disabilities which would be reflected in obligations imposed on railway operators through the regulator's licensing regime.
British Rail
Ms. Glenda Jackson : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when Her Majesty's Government were informed of British Rail's decision to make 5,000 staff redundant.
Mr. Freeman : My Department was aware that the British Railways Board was considering a voluntary severance scheme to enable it to reduce costs in line with falling income. The specific plans were advised to my Department on 19 November 1992.
Ms. Glenda Jackson : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the planned subsidy for British Rail for each year in the period 1993-94 to 1995-96 in real terms.
Mr. Freeman : The specific allocation of the planned external financing limits for British Rail for 1993-94 to 1995-96 between grant and borrowing has yet to be agreed and will be announced, as usual, in due course.
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Ms. Glenda Jackson : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a further statement on the Government's current plans for the privatisation of the British Rail network.
Mr. Freeman : We continue to make good progress on the detailed arrangements for rail privatisation based on the principles set out in the White Paper "New Opportunities for the Railways" (Cm. 2012). Legislation will be introduced in this session.
Ms. Glenda Jackson : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if it remains the policy of Her Majesty's Government to abolish the subsidy for Network SouthEast.
Mr. Freeman : My right hon. Friend will be discussing in due course with the chairman of British Rail objectives for the board in the period from 1 April 1993. Our policy is to invite the private sector to operate BR services through franchising. This will bring greater responsiveness to passengers' needs, better services and improved efficiency. Should subsidy still be required for socially necessary services it will be provided.
Ms. Glenda Jackson : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the level of Government subsidy to British Rail in real terms in each year since 1987-88.
Mr. Freeman : The information requested is in the following table :
£ million-1992-93 prices
|PSO grant |Level crossing grant|Total
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1987-88 |1,031 |31 |1,062
1988-89 |676 |29 |705
1989-90 |592 |31 |623
1990-91 |669 |32 |701
1991-92 |930 |28 |958
Market Testing
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proposals he has to subject the General Register and Record Office of Shipping and Seamen to market testing.
Mr. Norris [holding answer 19 November 1992] : The registry will be market tested in line with the White Paper Cmnd 1730, "Competing for Quality", which set out the Government's intention to give new impetus to the drive for better value for money and improved service to the public.
The functions will be tested against the quality of service and value for money available from alternative sources and the tender process will follow the Department's normal rules for competitive tendering.
The existing staff at RSS will have the opportunity to put forward an in- house bid on the same basis and timescale as outside bidders.
Mr. Michael : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his policy for market testing which involves any part of his Department or a body responsible to his Department to include the status quo as one of the options, against which any other options are to be measured before any decision is taken.
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Mr. Norris [holding answer 24 November 1992] : My right hon. Friend will follow the procedures for market testing Department of Transport functions set out in the White Paper, "Competing for Quality", (Cmnd 1730).
Road Schemes, East Anglia
Mr. David Porter : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the prospects for road schemes in Suffolk and Norfolk in 1993-94, particularly the A12 and the A47, in the light of the autumn statement.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle [holding answer 23 November 1992] : The settlement announced in the autumn statement should enable my Department to maintain spending on new trunk road provision at record levels. While I expect all schemes planned to start works next year to go ahead I cannot at this stage confirm the exact position on individual schemes as other factors, such as the completion of any remaining procedures, have to be taken into account.
Schemes to improve the A12 and A47 in Norfolk and Suffolk are currently at varying stages of development largely at the beginning of processes. The timing of future events could be influenced by this and by competing demands on available resources.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Mr. Andrew Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what action he proposes to take on the representations he has received from the Magistrates Association for stronger enforcement and penalties for overloaded and unsafe heavy goods vehicles, including penalty points on operators' licences.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle [holding answer 23 November 1992] : I am concerned to ensure that enforcement in respect of heavy goods vehicles, including the penalties imposed on offenders for overloading and operating vehicles in a mechanically unsafe condition, should provide an adequate deterrent. I will give careful consideration to proposals I receive from the Magistrates Association which will help to ensure that operators fulfil their obligations under the Licensing regime.
Road Signs (Tourism)
Mr. Sproat : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport for what reasons his Department has not yet responded to (a) applications made in September 1991, for permission to have tourist directional signs erected saying Historic Harwich and Harwich Redoubt on the roadside at the Parkeston junction A120 and (b) an application made in April 1992, for signs at Main Road/Barrack Lane A136 in Harwich ; if he will now give permission ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle [holding answer 23 November 1992] : On 13 August this year my Department received a request from Essex County Council for authorisation of a tourist sign saying "Harwich Redoubt" to be erected at the junction of Main road and Barrack lane in Harwich, not at the A120 Parkeston roundabout. Authorisation was given on 28 August.
The Department has received no other applications for similar signs but we understand that Essex county council
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has been in correspondence with the promoters of such signs, and the county surveyor is writing to my hon. Friend.Mr. Sproat : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many applications for permission to erect tourist directional signs are currently pending with his Department ; and if he will state for how long each has been pending.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle [holding answer 23 November 1992] : There are currently 22 applications pending. Applications frequently call for detailed negotiation with the tourist board, the local highway authority, and the attraction operator. These negotiations can take some time ; successful conclusion requires the agreement of all parties. At present pending applications have been with the Department as follows :
|Applications
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Less than 1 month |9
Between 1 and 3 months |5
Between 3 and 6 months |3
Between 6 and 12 months |3
Over 12 months |2
Mr. Sproat : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what criteria he considers when asked to approve or reject applications for tourist directional signs to be erected.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle [holding answer 23 November 1992] : To be eligible for signing, tourist attractions must be recognised by the appropriate regional tourist board and the highway authority. The criteria used to consider applications are set out in the Department's circular, Roads 1/91, a copy of which is in the Library.
Nuclear Material
Ms. Walley : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had concerning the principle of unlimited and absolute state liability for damage to citizens and the environment in the event of an accident involving the proposed shipment of plutonium from Sellafield to Japan ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Eggar : I have been asked to reply.
No arrangements have been made at this stage for the shipment of plutonium from the United Kingdom to Japan. Liability for an accident arising from shipments of plutonium would be governed by relevant domestic and foreign law.
DUCHY OF LANCASTER
Correspondence
Mr. Hanson : To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster when he expects to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Delyn of 15 July, acknowledged on 1
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September, concerning the rights of claimants of the disability living allowance under the citizens charter where there is a delay in processing their application for disability living allowance.Mr. Waldegrave : This case was referred to the Department of Social Security on 22 July and acknowledged by them on 1 September. Any further questions should be directed to that Department.
Leukaemia
Mr. Heppell : To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much Government funding is available for research into leukaemia.
Mr. Robert Jackson : The Medical Research Council, the main Government agency for the promotion of medical and related research in the United Kingdom, is funded by grant-in-aid from the science budget through this Department, and is an independent body which normally decides its research priorities on its own expert judgment. In the last financial year, 1991-92, the council's expenditure on projects directly on and related to leukaemia research was £5.4 million. Information on expenditure on leukaemia research by university departments and medical schools or health departments and authorities is not collected centrally.
Citizens Charter
Ms. Mowlam : To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement on progress toward the implementation of the citizens charter.
Mr. Waldegrave : A White Paper on the citizens charter will be published today. This will give details on progress so far. I shall be making a statement this afternoon.
Research Centres
Dr. Moonie : To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list (a) the interdisciplinary research centres established to date by each research council and those planned to be established in the future, (b) the percentage of the total budget of each research council spent on interdisciplinary research centres each year since the programme began and (c) the total number of staff employed in interdisciplinary research centres and the percentage of those staff who are seconded to interdisciplinary research centres from universities ; and if he will make a statement on interdisciplinary research centres.
Mr. Waldegrave [holding answer 3 November 1992] : The Government recognise the value of interdisciplinary research across classical discipline boundaries, and have already provided substantial additional funding of £75 million for such research through the interdisciplinary research centre (IRC) initiative.
The information requested is as follows :
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|c|(a) Interdisciplinary research centres established to date|c|
Research council |Name of |Date established
|interdisciplinary
|research centre
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Agricultural and Food Research Council |Centre for Genome Research, University of |January 1990
(AFRC) | Edinburgh
Economic and Social Research Council |Human communications research centre, Edinburgh |April 1989
(ESRC) | and Glasgow universities
|Centre for research on micro-social change, Essex |April 1989
| university
|Centre for economic performance, London School of |April 1990
| Economics
Medical Research Council (MRC) |Molecular science, Oxford university |April 1989
|Centre for protein engineering, Cambridge university|January 1990
|Cell biology, University College, London (UCL) |January 1992
Natural Environment Research Council |Centre for population biology, London university |April 1989
(NERC)
Science and Engineering Research |Superconductivity in Cambridge, Cambridge |March 1988
Council (SERC) | university
|Surface science, university of Liverpool |June 1988
|Centre for molecular sciences, (15 per cent. funded |October 1988
| by Medical Research Council), Oxford university
|Engineering design, Glasgow university (closed |February 1989
| November 1991)
|IRC for semiconductor materials, University of |April 1989
| London
|Process engineering, Imperial College of Science, |August 1989
| Technology and Medicine, London university/
| University College, London
|Polymer science and technology, Leeds, Bradford |October 1989
| and Durham universities
|High performance applications, Birmingham |October 1989
| university
|Optoelectronics research centre, Southampton |October 1989
| university and University College, London
|Biomedical materials, University College, London |October 1991
|Advanced centre for biomedical engineering, |October 1991
| University College, London
|Centre for neuroscience, Sussex university |October 1991
Only the MRC has current plans for additional IRCs. The human toxicity IRC at Leicester university is due to open in March 1993, and an IRC in brain repair is planned for Cambridge.
|c|(b) Percentage of total budget each Research Council spent on IRCs|c|
|1988-89 |1989-90 |1990-91 |1991-92 |<1>1992-93
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AFRC |- |- |1.00 |1.20 |1.20
ESRC |0.17 |3.20 |5.80 |6.30 |6.30
MRC |0.19 |0.72 |2.28 |3.80 |3.23
NERC |- |0.75 |1.07 |0.45 |0.47
SERC |0.43 |2.78 |3.84 |2.41 |3.70
<1> Provisional.
(c) 868 staff (in full-time equivalents) are employed in IRCs. These are generally employees of the host university.
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ENVIRONMENT
Emissions
Mr. Dafis : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what action he proposes to take on the decision of Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution to allow public access to emissions data of power stations run by PowerGen and National Power.
Mr. Howard : I refer the hon. Member to the answer that I gave to the hon. Member for Ludlow (Mr. Gill) on 19 November 1992, Official Report, column 304.
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Caravan Sites
Mr. Gunnell : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many spaces have been provided at sites for travellers, under the Caravan Sites Act 1968, in each local authority area since 1979.
Mr. Baldry : I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer that I gave to the hon. Member for Plymouth, Devonport (Mr. Jamieson) on 23 November 1992, Official Report, column 536.
Mr. Gunnell : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total capital expenditure on the provision of sites under the Caravan Sites Act 1968, listed by local authorities since 1979.
Mr. Baldry : Information is not available in the form requested. A total of £56.2 million was expended on the provision of local authority gipsy sites in England between 1979-80 and 1991-92 inclusive. £12.5 million has been allocated for gipsy sites grant in England for the current financial year.
Urban Programme
Mr. Gordon Prentice : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what effect the changes to the urban programme will have on voluntary organisations in Lancashire.
Mr. Robin Squire : Commitments arising from voluntary sector projects approved as part of Blackburn, Burnley and Preston's urban programmes in 1992-93 and previous years will be honoured. In addition, the urban partnership fund, part of the capital partnership programme which was announced by my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for the Environment on 13 November 1992, will provide up to £20 million in 1993-94 in uncommitted urban programme resources to support capital and directly linked revenue projects in the 57 urban priority areas. It is open to local authorities to involve voluntary organisations in particular projects.
Mr. Alfred Morris : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what resources have been made available, under the Government's urban programme, to meet the housing needs of Wythenshawe.
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Mr. Robin Squire : The urban programme has offered substantial help with the regeneration of run down private sector housing and local authority estates but it is not the Government's policy that UP resources are used for direct housing investment. The urban programme has complemented other initiatives such as support for environmental improvements and enterprise initiatives on estates benefitting from estate action or equivalent treatment, and to secure benefits for the community as a whole rather than individual households.
This year over £700,000 has been specifically marked from the urban programme for Wythenshawe of which £17,000 is to fund a strategic action plan for the economic regeneration of the Benchill area to complement estate action work. The action plan will recommend a range of measures to improve local resident's access to employment and training.
Local Authority Housing
Mr. Ronnie Campbell : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table showing the (a) gross and (b) net capital allocation in outturn figures for local authority housing in each district council in the north-east, expressed as a cost per dwelling unit ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Baldry : The table shows the allocation of annual capital guideline and estate action resources in 1992-93 to local authorities in the Northern region and expresses this as an amount per local authority dwelling (based on 1991 estimates). Allocations reflect the varying condition of local authority stock throughout the region, and the impact of targetting resources on the worst housing estates through the estate action programme.
The table does not include resources allocated during the year under other special initiatives such as the rural housing initiative and "Living over the Shop", which are channelled through the local authority to enable housing associations to develop new or improved dwellings. Allocations are also made to local authorities to deal with the improvement of the private sector stock.
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|c|Northern region|c|
|1992-93 Annual |1991 Local authority|Allocations per
|Capital Guideline, |stock |local authority
|Estate Action new |dwelling
|and continuation
|resources, and
|Energy Efficiency
|Programme
Local authority |£ thousands |Number |£
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Alnwick |2,316 |2,556 |906
Berwick |470 |3,238 |145
Blyth Valley |1,891 |8,888 |213
Castle Morpeth |478 |3,600 |133
Chester-le-Street |1,254 |6,499 |193
Darlington |953 |7,681 |124
Derwentside |5,925 |11,201 |529
Durham |3,403 |9,852 |345
Easington |6,685 |16,087 |416
Gateshead |5,527 |31,387 |176
Hartlepool |6,368 |9,674 |658
Langbaurgh on Tees |3,897 |14,143 |275
Middlesbrough |3,995 |15,960 |250
Newcastle |16,683 |42,201 |395
North Tyneside |9,268 |24,874 |373
Sedgefield |2,027 |13,291 |152
South Tyneside |5,276 |26,483 |199
Stockton on Tees |6,451 |16,750 |385
Sunderland |15,315 |47,077 |325
Teesdale |246 |1,227 |200
Tynedale |633 |4,218 |150
Wansbeck |1,087 |8,234 |132
Wear Valley |1,562 |7,007 |223
|------- |------- |-------
Totals |101,710 |332,128 |306
Mr. Betts : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the raising borrowing limits on local authority housing activity in real terms for the financial years 1979-80 to date, excluding the use of capital receipts.
Mr. Baldry [holding answer 16 November 1992] : The available information, which relates to housing investment programme (HIP) allocations, is given below. The figures for the years up to 1989-90 are borrowing approvals for housing capital expenditure. Changes were made to the capital control regime at the beginning of 1990-91 which mean that borrowing approvals are no longer issued for capital expenditure on specific services ; borrowing approval is now conveyed by a single, all service credit approval. The HIP allocations are now an assessment of relative need for housing capital expenditure. The table also gives figures for local authority housing capital expenditure.
|c|Housing investment programme allocations and local authority gross|c|
|c|housing capital expenditure, England, 1979-80 to 1992-93|c|
£ million
Allocations<1> Gross capital
expenditure<2>
|Cash |1992-93 prices<3>|Cash |1992-93 prices<3>
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1979-80 |2,544 |6,144 |2,947 |7,117
1980-81 |2,203 |4,496 |2,729 |5,569
1981-82 |1,795 |3,341 |2,632 |4,898
1982-83 |2,192 |3,808 |3,235 |5,619
1983-84 |2,233 |3,708 |3,571 |5,929
1984-85 |1,852 |2,927 |3,501 |5,532
1985-86 |1,605 |2,406 |3,023 |4,529
1986-87 |1,459 |2,117 |3,017 |4,380
1987-88 |1,400 |1,926 |3,272 |4,502
1988-89 |1,331 |1,707 |3,604 |4,623
1989-90 |1,095 |1,318 |5,126 |6,169
New capital finance system
1990-91 |1,889 |2,105 |3,164 |3,526
1991-92 |1,861 |1,940 |<4>2,720 |<4>2,836
1992-93 |1,827 |1,827 |<5>2,600 |<5>2,600
<1> Allocations for the years up to and including 1989-90 are final allocations, ie the initial allocation
plus any increases to the initial allocation made in-year. The allocations figures for 1990-91 and
subsequent years are the HIP allocations (housing annual capital guidelines plus specified capital grants)
issued prior to the start of the financial year. They exclude any subsequent increases approved through the
issue of supplementary credit approvals (SCAs). SCAs issued for 1990-91 and the provisional total for
1991-92 are£216 million and £317 million respectively. A total of £464 million has been set aside for
1992-93 for distribution as SCAs.
<2> Includes housing capital expenditure within the Urban Programme.
<3> Cash figures converted to 1992-93 price levels by excluding the
effect of general inflation as measured by the GDP market prices deflator.
<4> Provisional.
<5> Estimated.
Housing for the Elderly
Mr. Pike : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects the Ernst and Young management consultative study commissioned by his Department into the housing needs for the elderly to be completed and published ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Baldry : The Department anticipates that the study of the housing needs of elderly and disabled people currently being undertaken by Ernst and Young management consultants will be completed by the end of this year. It is expected that there will then be a series of reports covering different elements of the study with the first being published at the beginning of next year. The Department does not consider it necessary to make a statement at this stage but may do so when the first report is published.
Mortgage Arrears
Mr. Alfred Morris : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will introduce a mortgage benefit or
mortgage-to-rent scheme to assist home owners who are in arrears with their mortgage and who face the prospect of their homes being repossessed and the prospect of homelessness.
Mr. Baldry : Lenders have introduced a range of measures this year, following the discussions between the Government and the Council of Mortgage Lenders in December 1991, including mortgage-to-rent to help borrowers at risk of repossession. Lenders estimate that these measures will save some 55,000 repossessions this year.
Interest rates have been reduced by 3 per cent. in the last two months, bringing the total reduction since October 1990 to 8 per cent. In addition, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in his autumn statement a package of £750 million for the purchase of empty properties overhanging the housing market. We have no plans to introduce a mortgage benefit scheme.
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Housing, North-west England
Mr. Alfred Morris : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the regional housing needs indicator figures published by the Housing Corporation for the north-west ; and how far the housing investment programme is meeting the urgent need for local authority homes to be improved and repaired in the Wythenshaw constituency.
Mr. Baldry : The Housing Corporation recently published the Housing Needs Indicator (HNI) for 1993-94. The score for the corporation's north- west region has risen from 10.39 per cent. this year to 10.8 per cent. next year. After compensation for the differing costs between regions, the share of the corporation's annual development programme (ADP) allocated to the north-west will be 9.21 per cent. in 1993-94 compared with 8.92 per cent. this year.
The HNI is a composite, relative indicator of the incidence of housing needs in different geographical areas in England. It is reviewed annually by a working group of the Department of the Environment, the Housing Corporation and the National Federation of Housing Associations.
Manchester's housing investment programme allocation for 1992-93 was £34.867 million. The need for local authority homes to be improved and repaired is taken into consideration when determining the size of this allocation. It is for the Manchester city council to decide how best to distribute these resources to meet the needs of the city.
Sheltered Housing
Mr. Alfred Morris : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will provide a current estimate of the numbers of sheltered housing units which exist in England ; how many more units will be built in the years 1993-94 to 1994-95 ; and if he will provide details of how many of these units will be provided by (a) local authorities and (b) housing associations.
Mr. Baldry : Local authorities report numbers of their annual housing investment programme (HIP1) returns of their own sheltered dwellings, and estimates of those owned by housing associations, by other public sector organisations and in the private sector. The estimated total of such dwellings in England at 1 April 1992 appears in column A2a5 of "1992 HIP1--Regional Grossing", a copy of which is in the Library.
The Department has no information about future provision.
Urban Development Councils
Mr. Betts : To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list for each urban development council the budget now to be provided for 1993-94, compared with the budget for 1992-93 and previously planned budget of 1993-94 ; and what changes have been made in the planned lifespan of any urban development council.
Mr. Robin Squire : The allocation of resources among urban development corporations has yet to be finalised. No changes have yet been made to the planned lifetimes of the corporations.
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