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Special Advisers

Mr. Tyrie: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the (a) dates, (b) location and (c) sources were of attributable (i) articles, interviews or contributions for the media, books or other journals and

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(ii) speeches or presentations made in the public domain, by departmental special advisers since March 2001; who in his Department authorised the activity; and on what date this activity was recorded with the departmental Head of Information. [72251]

Mr. Blunkett: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister (Mr. Blair) on 24 July 2002, Official Report, column 1373W.

ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Waste Disposal

Mr. Hunter: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how many waste disposal incinerators in the UK have planning permission but are not yet operating; and where they are sited; [73485]

Mr. McNulty: I have been asked to reply.

Information about individual planning applications in England is not reported to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister or held centrally, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The position in other parts of the UK is a matter for the devolved administrations.

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER

Public Services

Dr. Kumar: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how the work of the (a) Neighbourhood Renewal Unit, (b) Social Exclusion Unit and (c) Regional Co-ordination Unit will be co-ordinated within his new Department; and what impact this will have on the joined-up delivery of inclusive public services at a regional level. [63100]

The Deputy Prime Minister: The Social Exclusion Unit and the Regional Co-Ordination Unit were both previously based in the Cabinet Office. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister will also include, among other responsibilities, the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit. As Minister of State for Social Exclusion, Regional Co-ordination, Neighbourhood Renewal and Minister for Women and Equality, my hon. Friend the Member for Hornsey and Wood Green will ensure a co-ordinated approach on these policy areas.

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Public Service Agreements

Mr. Laws: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many and what proportion of the public service agreements of his Department set out in the document XPublic Services for the Future 1998" have been met; and if he will make a statement. [68717]

Mr. Leslie: The relevant 1998 and 2000 PSA targets were transferred to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister from the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions following the recent Machinery of Government changes. Therefore, a complete list of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's PSA targets is available in the DTLR Annual Report 2002 published on 10 June. The report provides details of progress against PSA targets including those which have been met.

Empty Properties (London)

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the empty residential properties in each London borough in the ownership of his Department and its agencies, giving (a) the type of accommodation, (b) how long each property has been vacant and (c) what the intended future use is of the property. [69493]

Mr. Leslie: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister currently owns no empty residential properties in any of the London boroughs.

Housing Regeneration

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much (a) public and (b) private money has been invested in housing regeneration in each of the last five years. [69379]

Mr. McNulty: As regeneration is not limited to housing projects, details of expenditure cannot be broken down as requested.

Public funding for housing regeneration is provided through a variety of programmes. The Housing Corporation has a target for housing regeneration, which is 65 per cent. of Approved Development Programme (ADP) grant approvals for each year; in 2001–02 86 per cent. of approvals were for regeneration. Housing also plays an integral part in many specific regeneration programmes, such as New Deal for Communities.

Public funding for housing regeneration is also provided through local authority housing capital expenditure. However, this is not broken down to provide details of all regeneration expenditure. The following information is available from Housing Investment Programme returns: Housing Capital Expenditure (# million)

1997–98 outturn1998–99 outturn1999–2000 outturn2000–01 outturn2001–02 planned
Housing within the Housing Revenue Account1,5631,6601,5691,8152,326
Local Authority Social Housing Grant329336329406530
Other Support for RSLs222202724
Other housing in the private sector468493500529569 Of which:
Private sector renewal grants310319321293288
Private sector clearance2222193040
Other (including disabled facilities grant)136152160206240
Total Housing Capital Expenditure2,3662,5112,4182,7773,448


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Private sector funding for housing regeneration is levered in through a number of avenues, including through the private finance initiative (PFI), and through large-scale voluntary transfer (LSVT) of local authority housing. We have no overall figures for the level of private money invested in housing regeneration.

Housing Funding

Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what changes to levels of housing funding for each region there have been between 2001–02 and 2002–03. [70804]

Mr. McNulty: A regional breakdown of the main funding stream for housing provided by central government in these two years are set out below. The figures cover Housing Revenue Account Subsidy (including the Major Repairs Allowance), Housing Investment Programme allocations to local authorities and the Housing Corporation's Approved Development Programme.

2001–02 (# million)2002–03 (# million)Per cent. change
North East377368-2
Yorkshire and the Humber596602+1
East Midlands355348-2
East of England297302+2
London2,2662,339+3
South East405431+6
South West263273+4
West Midlands591565-4
North West918867-5
Total6,0686,096

Planning

Keith Vaz: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many planning matters were being considered by Ministers on 22 July. [73245]

Mr. McNulty: At any one time Ministers have under consideration a large number of planning matters including ones concerning the operation of the system, the development and application of planning policy and

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decisions on called-in planning cases or recovered appeals. Major national issues on 22 July would have included the planning aspects of the statement to the House on 18 July by the Deputy Prime Minster on XSustainable Communities, Housing and Planning" and taking forward the proposals for reform of the planning system set out in the policy statement XSustainable Communities—Delivering through Planning" published the same day. Just over 2,100 cases were under consideration at various stages of the planning process, in the Government Offices, the Planning Inspectorate or directly before the First Secretary of State for decision.

Government Business (Overseas)

Chris Grayling: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many days he has spent on Government business overseas in the past 12 months. [65670]

The Deputy Prime Minister: In the twelve months since 1 July 2001, I have spent 34 working days overseas on Government business, deputising for the Prime Minister in the run-up to the World Summit on Sustainable Development.

Social Services

Clive Efford: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what has been the average percentage increases in social services budgets in London boroughs; and what were the increases in (a) social services SSAs and (b) revenue support grants (i) for each local authority and (ii) for London as a whole in each of the last five years. [69151]

Jacqui Smith: I have been asked to reply.

The tables below provide the amounts and percentage increases in social services budgets, personal social services standard spending assessment and revenue grants paid by this Department for each local authority in inner and outer London and for London as a whole, for each of the last five years. The percentage increases do not reflect the changes in functions, and are not therefore, on a like for like basis. Budget figures are not available yet for 2002–03.

Personal Social Services Budgets 1997–98 to 2001–02

1997–98Increase1998–99Increase1999–2000Increase2000–01Increase2001–02Increase
# millionPer cent.# millionPer cent.# millionPer cent.# millionPer cent.# millionPer cent.
Inner London
City of London4.8516.04.9251.55.0733.05.83815.17.59530.1
Camden73.45012.279.4348.183.7635.488.8596.193.3845.1
Greenwich60.8723.363.2173.972.49814.779.99210.383.7004.6
Hackney (Provisional for 2001–02)79.9221.980.1630.395.62019.391.020-4.895.0714.5
Hammersmith and Fulham59.44615.362.9305.973.51716.869.830-5.073.5125.3
Islington75.1227.772.222-3.974.9973.884.54312.7104.06923.1
Kensington and Chelsea53.64211.757.4167.062.5278.967.0227.271.9157.3
Lambeth97.94813.497.511-0.4104.7777.5112.7037.6121.5007.8
Lewisham71.43114.278.5209.988.58012.892.9695.093.2040.3
Southwark85.9702.687.6752.092,2205.2113,81123.4129.37513.7
Tower Hamlets67.83812.571.9326.075.8815.578.9874.185.6688.5
Wandsworth77.126-1.181.0785.182.2801.585.8334.388.0992.6
Westminster82.90115.376.472-7.895.78425.3100.3424.8100.7580.4
Outer London
Barking and Dagenham35.7506.537.5825.150.64734.857.90414.361.1475.6
Barnet65.34214.569.9717.175.2727.677.8493.490.49216.2
Bexley35.11411.138.86410.743.66912.444.7552.547.4206.0
Brent59.5975.060.8142.071.89818.270.758-1.675.6606.9
Bromley48.2717.552.3728.561.55617.563.3712.968.1087.5
Croydon63.0518.265.9254.677.25617.278.2381.383.1646.3
Ealing58.0686.662.1797.166.2886.671.0497.285.02719.7
Enfield53,4793.255.5283.856.2091.262.33710.975.50421.1
Haringey60.8804.062.5212.764.3793.063.649-1.1110.87374.2
Harrow43.96111.946.3365.548.7765.249.7442.056.18713.0
Havering38.5683.940.0213.842.3425.842.9721.542.156-1.9
Hillingdon44.1174.850.31914.162.78924.866.6646.274.36611.6
Hounslow45.7406.149.0027.151.5485.256.95810.560.6276.4
Kingston upon Thames26.8685.928.4285.831.32310.231.9582.035.1369.9
Merton33.8035.933.347-1.337.43412.343.15515.347.93111.1
Newham75.07516.180.4087.191.02513.294.8944.3102.8728.4
Redbridge41.4718.142.5352.649.30815.961.60724.963.5978.4
Richmond upon Thames31.74710.032.8373.433.7942.935.4184.835.7150.8
Sutton30.7914.832.6826.135.7949.538.0226.242.12710.8
Waltham Forest56.8777.258.6403.160.4973.260.367-0.263.0684.5
Total London Boroughs1,839.0898.21,913.8364.12,119.32110.72,243.4185.92,469.02710.1

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Personal Social Services Standard Spending Assessment—1998–99 to 2002–03

1998–99Increase1999–2000Increase2000–01Increase2001–02Increase2002–03Increase
# millionPer cent.# millionPer cent.# millionPer cent.# millionPer cent.# millionPer cent.
Inner London
City of London1,5630.12.14136.92.2344.42.3495.12.71915.8
Camden61.7510.362.2760.965.5045.268.0673.970.5833.7
Greenwich54.4602.159.8299.962.9535.263.8241.465.0762.0
Hackney74.325-1.870.924-4.675.1906.077.1712.679.0112.4
Hammersmith and Fulham47.2010.547.4500.549.8325.051.5773.553.1583.1
Islington62.9892.263.8421.467.9696.567.9540.069.0451.6
Kensington and Chelsea41.4842.842.9243.546.5498.449.2905.952.2296.0
Lambeth88.7752.385.677-3.590.8766.192.3741.694.0261.8
Lewisham71.8773.672.3990.775.3384.175.8670.776.7831.2
Southwark74.8061.681.2208.685.5965.487.5102.289.2702.0
Tower Hamlets63.5117.670.13610.473.5574.975.3312.477.1002.3
Wandsworth68.1531.770.9294.173.6593.874.7461.575.6141.2
Westminster58.8711.863.1807.367.9067.571.6925.675.5005.3
Outer London
Barking and Dagenham33.4518.340.11519.942.3915.744.1484.144.8261.5
Barnet56.2939.057.1601.560.3785.663.6925.565.8113.3
Bexley30.51111.334.95814.636.5834.638.2514.639.5403.4
Brent62.3888.457.980-7.160.3244.061.7472.463.0132.0
Bromley42.4336.845.9888.447.4783.249.6954.751.1202.9
Croydon55.4536.757.3033.359.8884.561.6312.963.2552.6
Ealing62.2578.762.4720.365.4154.768.0864.169.0481.4
Enfield47.4459.651.5918.754.1134.956.8395.058.4422.8
Haringey60.5344.056.376-6.959.4065.461.1382.961.9921.4
Harrow34.68612.835.9833.737.6644.739.3004.340.6283.4
Havering31.75210.534.5268.736.3365.238.5146.039.8903.6
Hillingdon37.9117.340.1565.942.2375.244.0544.345.5053.3
Hounslow40.6734.342.1133.544.0804.745.7833.946.2551.0
Kingston upon Thames20.2695.921.4836.022.4564.523.3874.124.1633.3
Merton30.4227.433.0108.534.0673.235.0522.935.8882.4
Newham65.1297.262.896-3.466.4825.768.7973.570.0481.8
Redbridge39.46512.441.7415.843.7964.945.5143.946.6222.4
Richmond upon Thames26.4424.727.7344.929.1715.230.7795.531.6482.8
Sutton27.1937.029.3197.830.1532.831.1743.432.0953.0
Waltham Forest51.8877.254.0014.156.1183.956.9001.457.6121.3
Total London Boroughs1,626.3615.01,679.8303.31,765.6985.11,822.2303.21,867.5152.5

PSS Revenue Grants

1998–99Increase1999–2000Increase2000–01Increase2001–02Increase2002–03Increase
# millionPer cent.# millionPer cent.# millionPer cent.# millionPer cent.# millionPer cent.
Inner London
City of London0.19536.70.182-6.41.601778.31.558-2.70.462-70.4
Camden3.621-5.44.79832.55.43813.48.49056.113.22855.8
Greenwich3.046-0.13.82125.44.37514.57.34567.911.81760.9
Hackney3.776-2.25.01332.86.02320.19.67360.614.21046.9
Hammersmith and Fulham3.170-1.34.00526.34.3819.46.96258.911.47864.9
Islington3.3481.84.46933.55.13514.98.48065.114.12766.6
Kensington and Chelsea2.882-6.94.23547.04.146-2.16.13047.99.96862.6
Lambeth4.481-2.06.27340.07.46519.012.35765.521.70275.6
Lewisham3.8496.35.10532.65.96916.99.55860.114.09047.4
Southwark4.1862.35.74437.26.70116.711.10365.717.97261.9
Tower Hamlets3.62310.04.89735.25.44711.28.91863.713.21648.2
Wandsworth3.972-1.84.90223.45.60014.28.73556.015.98983.1
Westminster3.711-5.24.67426.05.38715.28.36053.314.07270.4
Outer London
Barking and Dagenham2.0287.22.31614.22.59812.24.66879.76.95349.0
Barnet3.2989.33.77414.44.22812.06.87162.512.54982.6
Bexley1.9329.32.19613.72.43110.74.01265.08.317107.3
Brent2.91910.14.03438.24.80419.17.64259.111.49850.5
Bromley2.4595.82.78013.13.10211.65.57879.811.508106.3
Croydon2.97110.33.82928.94.37114.27.19964.715.217111.4
Ealing3.2337.14.16728.94.83716.17.89863.313.29068.3
Enfield2.68411.03.20119.33.64413.86.40475.712.20890.6
Haringey2.8893.14.12542.84.84917.58.07866.614.44078.8
Harrow2.09017.52.33011.52.61612.34.16159.16.54257.2
Havering1.94513.22.15710.92.39611.14.14372.97.15272.6
Hillingdon2.3196.72.70216.63.06813.55.29472.68.08652.7
Hounslow2.2383.72.84827.33.23813.75.01054.78.53570.4
Kingston upon Thames1.35112.01.63320.91.7607.82.84161.45.63098.2
Merton1.9966.02.36018.22.73716.04.20953.86.92064.4
Newham3.49813.34.79237.05.59916.89.03261.313.71651.9
Redbridge2.28616.22.55411.72.86112.04.71664.87.86966.9
Richmond upon Thames1.6942.51.91212.92.0828.93.39162.95.68067.5
Sutton1.5914.01.81514.12.05513.23.33362.26.939108.2
Waltham Forest2.9066.13.51020.83.97413.26.78670.811.13764.1
Total London Boroughs92.1854.2117.15227.1134.91915.2218.83662.2366.51467.5


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