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Departmental Policies (Jarrow)
Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will set out,
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with statistical information, relating as directly as possible to the constituency, the effects on Jarrow of his Department's actions since 2 May 1997. [153561]
Ms Beverley Hughes: The principal kinds of funding that this Department has provided to South Tyneside metropolitan borough council in 1997 to 2002 are shown
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in the table. These include grants and borrowing approvals for revenue and capital expenditure.
It is not possible to determine how much of this money has been spent on Jarrow. It is for the local authority to decide where within its boundary these resources are applied.
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| £ million | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of funding | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | (23)2001-02 |
| Revenue Support Grant | 67.806 | 71.803 | 77.809 | 76.875 | 81.201 |
| Income from National Non-Domestic Rates | 34.132 | 35.529 | 38.344 | 43.029 | 41.716 |
| Housing Investment Programme | 3.203 | 3.652 | 3.693 | 10.809 | (24)3.284 |
| Housing Revenue Account Subsidy | 17.224 | 15.952 | 15.527 | 15.741 | n/k |
| Capital Receipts Initiative | 0.896 | 3.128 | 3.065 | n/a | n/a |
| Loan Charges Defective Housing | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 |
| SRB funding | (25)1.857 | (25)6.382 | (25)8.448 | (25)7.941 | (25)6.983 |
| Neighbourhood Renewal funding | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2.692 |
| ERDF funding | 0.386 | 0.522 | 0.828 | 0.671 | n/k |
| Transport Supplementary Grant | 0.409 | 0.254 | 0.536 | 0 | 0 |
| Transport Annual Capital Guideline | 0.409 | 0.254 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Transport Block Supplementary Credit Approval | 0.880 | 0.880 | 1.400 | 1.876 | 3.171 |
| Rural Bus Challenge Grant | 0 | (26)1.255 | (26)0.361 | (26)0.560 | n/k |
| Rural Bus Subsidy Grant | 0 | (26)0.054 | (26)0.059 | (26)0.082 | n/k |
| Capital Challenge | 0.788 | 1.222 | 0.990 | 0 | 0 |
| (Supplementary Credit and Basic Credit Approvals) | (27)0.399 | (27)1.118 | (27)0.0001 | 0 | 0 |
(23) Where known.
(24) This figure does not include the Major Repairs Allowances allocated to the authority which amounts to £11.071 million.
(25) 1997-98 SRB figure includes Round 3 funding for "South Shields Challenge"; 1998-99 SRB figure includes Round 4 funding for "People, Employment and Pride"; 1999-2000 SRB figure includes Round 5 funding for "Extending the South Shields Challenge"; 2000-01 SRB figure includes Round 6 funding for "Jobs and Community".
(26) Figures quoted are the full amounts give to the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive of whom the authority is a partner.
(27) Tyne and Wear Fire Brigade also received Capital Challenge funding. This was spent on the training centre at Barmston Mere, Washington, although the whole of Tyne and Wear benefited from the investment.
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East Coast Main Line Franchise
Mr. Jenkin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when the Strategic Rail Authority first asked him to confirm its recommendation of its preferred bidder for the East Coast Main Line franchise; and when he will announce his decision. [153255]
Mr. Hill [holding answer 12 March 2001]: The Franchising Director made his initial recommendation on the East Coast Main Line franchise on 8 December 2000, which we have been considering. The Strategic Rail Authority announced a pause in the replacement process for this franchise on 14 February, which it subsequently lifted on 2 March. A decision will be announced in due course.
Woodlands
Mr. Gareth R. Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what action he is taking to increase regulation of permitted development rights to provide additional protection to ancient woodland. [153680]
Ms Beverley Hughes: This issue was raised in a recent working group report for the English Forestry Forum. The Government are currently considering their response to the recommendations contained in that report.
Civil Servants (Salary Increases)
Dr. David Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what the average
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percentage increase in salaries of non-industrial civil servants, excluding members of the Senior Civil Service, was in his Department for 2000-01. [152801]
Ms Beverley Hughes: The headline pay settlement was 3.5 per cent. on the pay bill and, together with the additional funds from staff turnover, staff in post received increases averaging 4.9 per cent.
Air Quality (Tyneside)
Dr. David Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the days on which the air quality on Tyneside was classified as severely polluted in the last five years. [153080]
Mr. Hill: The national automatic monitoring station in Newcastle on Tyneside has been in operation since 1992. The dates when levels of air pollution were recorded as high or very high at the Newcastle City Centre monitoring station over the last five years are as listed.
- 1996
- 10 March
- 11 March
- 15 March
- 16 March
- 21 March
- 22 March
- 23 March
- 24 March
- 20 August
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1997
- None
- 1998
- 13 May
- 1999
- None
- 2000
- None.
Housing
Mr. Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will estimate the planned capital investment in council and registered social landlord new building in the 2000-01 financial year. [153698]
Mr. Robert Ainsworth: Planned capital investment in new development of housing stock by registered social landlords (RSLs) in 2000-01 funded through the Housing Corporation's Approved Development Programme amounts to approximately £619 million. This is expected to lever in a further £656 million of private finance. Provision of new building by local authorities planned through the Housing Revenue Account amounts to £55 million and through Local Authority Social Housing Grant to £174.9 million in 2000-01.
Mr. Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many dwellings were completed in each London borough (a) in each year since 1997 and (b) in 2001 to date, broken down into (i) private residential, (ii) private rented, (iii) registered social landlords and (iv) local authorities. [153696]
Mr. Robert Ainsworth: The available figures have been deposited in the Library.
Regeneration Projects (Islington)
Mr. Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the regeneration projects in Islington supported by his Department since May 1997. [153511]
Ms Beverley Hughes: The following regeneration schemes have been allocated funding from the Department in the London borough of Islington since May 1997:
(28) This scheme is a partnership between the London boroughs of Islington, Hackney and Haringey. Apart from £3,800,000, earmarked over the lifetime of the scheme for housing improvements on the Tollington estate, it is not possible to identify specific spend within Islington.
(29) This scheme is a partnership between the London boroughs of Islington and Hackney. It is not possible to identify specific spend within Islington.
(30) This funding was provided for Phase 2 of the scheme to enable the Partnership to develop a delivery Plan for Phase 3, and to fund some early win projects.
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