House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 14 Feb 2002 (pt 8)

Departmental Policies (Bristol, East)

Jean Corston: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Bristol, East constituency, the effects on Bristol of his Department's policies and actions (a) from 5 May 1994 to 2 May 1997, (b) from 2 May 1997 to 7 May 1998, and (c) since 7 May 1998. [35600]

Dr. Whitehead: The principal kinds of funding that this Department has provided to Bristol city council for the period 1994–2002 are shown 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 Bristol, East. It is for the local authority to decide where within its boundary these resources are applied.

£ million

Nature of funding 5 May 94–2 May 97 2 May 97–7 May 98 7 May 98–11 Feb 02

Revenue Support Grant⁽⁷⁾ 166.581 121.880 506.021

Income form National Domestic Rates⁽⁸⁾ 122.235 90.650 426.346

Housing Investment Programme 58.280 15.962 50.368

Housing Revenue Account Subsidy n/a n/a 16.629

Capital Receipts Initiative⁽⁹⁾ n/a 1.714 11.567

Cash Incentive Scheme⁽¹⁰⁾ 0.200 n/a n/a

Loan Charges Defective Housing⁽¹¹⁾ 4.493 1.498 5.990

SRB Funding⁽¹²⁾ 2.446 3.892 24.150

Local Transport Plan Settlement⁽¹³⁾ 3.079 4.574 21.287

New Deal for Communities⁽¹⁴⁾ n/a n/a 3.617

Objective 2 Funding⁽¹⁵⁾ n/a n/a 8.717

Urban 1 Funding⁽¹⁶⁾ n/a n/a 2.101

Neighbourhood Renewal Funding⁽¹⁷⁾ n/a n/a 0.850

Community Empowerment Fund⁽¹⁸⁾ n/a n/a 0.062

Community Chest⁽¹⁹⁾ n/a n/a 0.100

Workplace and Travel Plan Co-ordinators⁽²⁰⁾ n/a n/a 0.030

Estate Action⁽²¹⁾ 6.990 n/a n/a

Nature of funding	5 May 94–2 May 97	2 May 97–7 May 98	7 May 98–11 Feb 02
Revenue Support Grant⁽⁷⁾	166.581	121.880	506.021
Income form National Domestic Rates⁽⁸⁾	122.235	90.650	426.346
Housing Investment Programme	58.280	15.962	50.368
Housing Revenue Account Subsidy	n/a	n/a	16.629
Capital Receipts Initiative⁽⁹⁾	n/a	1.714	11.567
Cash Incentive Scheme⁽¹⁰⁾	0.200	n/a	n/a
Loan Charges Defective Housing⁽¹¹⁾	4.493	1.498	5.990
SRB Funding⁽¹²⁾	2.446	3.892	24.150
Local Transport Plan Settlement⁽¹³⁾	3.079	4.574	21.287
New Deal for Communities⁽¹⁴⁾	n/a	n/a	3.617
Objective 2 Funding⁽¹⁵⁾	n/a	n/a	8.717
Urban 1 Funding⁽¹⁶⁾	n/a	n/a	2.101
Neighbourhood Renewal Funding⁽¹⁷⁾	n/a	n/a	0.850
Community Empowerment Fund⁽¹⁸⁾	n/a	n/a	0.062
Community Chest⁽¹⁹⁾	n/a	n/a	0.100
Workplace and Travel Plan Co-ordinators⁽²⁰⁾	n/a	n/a	0.030
Estate Action⁽²¹⁾	6.990	n/a	n/a

⁽⁷⁾ From 1996–97 Bristol became a unitary authority and took on greater responsibilities.

⁽⁸⁾ See 1.

⁽⁹⁾ The Capital Receipts Initiative started in 1997–98 and ran for three years to 1999–2000 before being swallowed up by the single housing pot.

⁽¹⁰⁾ Supplementary Credit Approval for the Cash Incentive Scheme ceased in 1998–99. There is no information available prior to 1996–97.

⁽¹¹⁾ The figure for 2001–02 is provisional at this stage as it is claimed retrospectively.

⁽¹²⁾ SRB figures are for a variety of projects over the six rounds of SRB funding.

⁽¹³⁾ The figure given is for 1996–97. There is no information available prior to 1995–96 when an Avon Area Package was given £10,856 million. See additional information for East Bristol specific schemes.

⁽¹⁴⁾ This figure is the total forecast spend at the end of 31 March 2002. Additional information about NDC can be found in the additional information.

⁽¹⁵⁾ See additional information for projects approved so far that will have an impact on East Bristol.

⁽¹⁶⁾ Examples of projects funded by Urban in the East Bristol Constituency are in the additional information.

⁽¹⁷⁾ See additional information.

⁽¹⁸⁾ See additional information.

⁽¹⁹⁾ See additional information.

⁽²⁰⁾ See additional information.

⁽²¹⁾ This programme continued under the Single Regeneration Budget following 1995.

Additional Information

New Deal for Communities

NDC is a 10-year programme that will bring an additional £50 million of government funding to support regeneration of the Dings, Redfield, Barton Hill and Lawrence Hill areas of Bristol. The programme supports a plan that brings together local people, community and voluntary organisations, public agencies, local authorities and business in an intensive local focus to tackle problems around, drugs, poor educational attainment, and unemployment.

Transport

Specific schemes funded in Bristol, East since May 1997 include:

Improved bus priorities on Bath road, Brislington and Wells road, Knowle and Totterdown and Clarence road, Lawrence hill.

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Bristol Dial-a-Ride Service extended to cover the whole of East Bristol.

Preparatory work towards the Light Rapid Transit, which runs through Lawrence hill.

Sandy Park road (Brislington) environmental improvement scheme

Emlyn road and Robertson road (Eastville) traffic calming

The increased funding allocation for this year will see the programme include:

Brislington Home Zone, covering Broomhill road, Wick road, Allison road and First avenue.

Ridgeway road/Lodge Causeway Road Safety Scheme.

Whitehall Primary Safer Routes to Schools scheme. Objective 2

The South West of England Objective 2 programme was launched on 13 March 2001 with total European funding of £118 million. Five wards in Bristol will benefit—Ashley, Easton, Lawrence Hill, Windmill Hill and Filwood. Projects approved so far include:

Bristol Neighbourhood Action Plan (Bristol City) Council/Bristol Regeneration Partnership)—£6.7 million European funding

Bristol Means Business (Business Link West)—£1.9 million European funding

Ashley Vale Action Group Office Block Development— £117 thousand European funding. URBAN 1

Bristol, East wards have benefited from the E-C URBAN programme, a community initiative worth over £7.6 million in total over 1997–2001. Projects that have operated in Bristol East, include:

Bristol East Side Traders awarded £491,200 towards a £1 million project to reverse decline in the inner area of Bristol.

Easton Business Centre awarded £300,000 towards a £741,000 project to provide 19 enterprise workshops on derelict land. Neighbourhood Renewal Fund

Bristol has been awarded £8 million over three years from the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund. The fund is an additional, non-ring fenced resource to help local authorities in the most deprived areas focus their main programme spending to deliver better outcomes for their deprived communities. Knowle West, St. Pauls and Southmead have been identified in the city for targeting the fund.

Community Chest

This is a small grants scheme for small organisations in NRF authorities. Bristol has been allocated £100,000 in year one.

Community Empowerment Fund

Available to NRF authorities as way of capacity building in communities to enable them to play a full and meaningful role in Local Strategic Partnerships.

Workplace and School Travel Plan Co-ordinators

Bristol was successful in bidding for additional funding for Workplace and School Travel Plan Co-ordinators. The £30,000 was awarded to the Council, however the amount claimed will be slightly less due to recruitment taking place in June and August respectively.

Ports

Mr. Austin Mitchell: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what

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position he has taken on the proposed directive on the market access to port services; and if he will make a statement. [35872]

Mr. Jamieson: The proposed directive on market access to port services would introduce a framework for competition in provision of services within ports, covering cargo handling, passenger services and technical-nautical services, including pilotage. The UK fully supports the broad principles of liberalisation and competition in the provision of port services, subject to safety and standards being safeguarded. However, we have a number of concerns about the proposals, and we consider that amendments will be required in order to take account of the diversity and complexity of the ports industry.

The proposed directive is now under discussion in the Transport Council Working Group. We understand that the commission is planning to issue modified proposals. We shall consult fully with the ports industry, users, trades unions and other interests on them.

Social Housing (London)

Ms Oona King: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how many units of social housing were built in London in each year between 1979 and 2001; and how many bedrooms there were in these units. [36033]

Ms Keeble: The data we currently have available for housing completions by registered social landlords and Local authorities are as follows:

Number

1988–89 2,876

1989–90 3,638

1990–91 4,024

1991–92 3,720

1992–93 4,606

1993–94 5,743

1994–95 5,660

1995–96 5,052

1996–97 4,881

1997–98 4,381

1998–99 3,233

1999–2000 2,856

	Number
1988–89	2,876
1989–90	3,638
1990–91	4,024
1991–92	3,720
1992–93	4,606
1993–94	5,743
1994–95	5,660
1995–96	5,052
1996–97	4,881
1997–98	4,381
1998–99	3,233
1999–2000	2,856

The completions for registered social landlords of particular bedroom numbers are as follows:

1 bedroom 2 bedrooms 3 bedrooms 4 or more bedrooms

1988–89 870 474 139 5

1989–90 821 743 295 103

1990–91 977 829 350 123

1991–92 1,156 1,378 490 116

1992–93 1,887 1,619 732 199

1993–94 1,581 2,495 1,253 268

1994–95 1,523 2,432 1,195 287

1995–96 1,300 2,324 1,103 280

1996–97 1,156 1,859 1,442 401

1997–98 1,068 1,636 1,202 422

1998–99⁽²²⁾ 14.3 46.1 31.2 8.3

1999–2000⁽²²⁾ 21 44 29.3 5.7

2000–01⁽²²⁾ 19.8 50.3 24.2 5.8

	1 bedroom	2 bedrooms	3 bedrooms	4 or more bedrooms
1988–89	870	474	139	5
1989–90	821	743	295	103
1990–91	977	829	350	123
1991–92	1,156	1,378	490	116
1992–93	1,887	1,619	732	199
1993–94	1,581	2,495	1,253	268
1994–95	1,523	2,432	1,195	287
1995–96	1,300	2,324	1,103	280
1996–97	1,156	1,859	1,442	401
1997–98	1,068	1,636	1,202	422
1998–99⁽²²⁾	14.3	46.1	31.2	8.3
1999–2000⁽²²⁾	21	44	29.3	5.7
2000–01⁽²²⁾	19.8	50.3	24.2	5.8

⁽²²⁾ Percentage

Note:

For more recent years we only have the proportions of number of rooms.

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Information for the period 1979–88 is not readily available and there is no information currently available on the number of rooms per local authority completion.

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