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Regional Chambers

Matthew Green: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to his answer of 12 March 2003, Official Report, column 327W, on regional chambers, what the total funding given to each chamber was for financial year 1999–2000; and what the total funding given to the English Regions Network was in each financial year since 1999–2000. [104640]

Mr. Raynsford: No Government funding was given to regional chambers or the English Regions Network in the financial year 1999–2000. As already indicated in my answer to the hon. Member on 12 March 2003, Official Report, column 327W, the English Regions Network received £1 million in 2001–02, and has been allocated £200,000 for each of 2002–03 and 2003–04 on the basis of an agreed business plan.

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Right to Buy

Ms Oona King: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will place in the Library the guidance issued to district valuers about the determination of a valuation of a property being sold under the right to buy. [89523]

Dawn Primarolo: This information will be available shortly on the internet at www.voa.gov.uk under "Publications—Our Operation Instructions—Right to Buy Manual".

Copies of Valuation Office Agency's "Right to Buy Manual", which contains instructions and advice for their district valuers' staff who undertake such valuations, is being placed in the Libraries of both Houses.

Tunbridge Wells and Kent Councils

Mr. Norman: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what (a) type and (b) value of (i) specific and (ii) special

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grants have been provided by central government to (A) Tunbridge Wells borough council and (B) Kent county council in each year since 1997. [104694]

Mr. Raynsford: The tables give all the special and specific grants inside Aggregate External Finance (AEF) provided to Tunbridge Wells and Kent. The information is taken from the Reporting Officer forms returned on an annual basis by authorities to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. The entries for 1997–2002 are actual figures. These are not yet available for 2002–03 and therefore budgeted figures have been given. The definition of ring-fencing was updated last year to reflect the types of grant which now exist. Some grants previously classified as ring-fenced are not now classified in this way. The key distinction made remains that ring-fenced grants are those which restrict local authority spending. For completeness the following list includes all special grants inside Aggregate External Finance. Further details of classifications are in an annex to the freedoms and flexibilities announcement of 26 November.

Tunbridge Wells£000

1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 Budget only

Emergency Planning — — — 1 — —

Total ring-fenced specific grants 0 0 0 1 0 0

Housing benefit administration 158 165 164 162 150 249

Council tax benefit administration 73 74 74 93 87 —

Total unring-fenced specific grants 231 239 238 255 237 249

Revenue support grant 3,242 2,972 2,872 2,749 3,103 2,787

National non-domestic rates 3,279 3,292 3,503 3,913 3,871 4,352

Gross AEF 6,752 6,503 6,613 6,918 7,211 7,388

Percentage ring-fenced of gross AEF 0 0 0 0.01 0 0

Kent£000

1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 Budget only

AIDS support — 140 50 127 115 105

Asylum seekers — 4,955 22,974 49,176 46,522 34,003

Building care capacity — — — — — 4,447

Carers grant — — — — — 2,169

Child care and early years — — — 1,405 3,237 16,041

Children's services (Quality Protects) — — 1,462 2,302 5,974 10,442

Civil defence — 273 — — — —

Class size reductions — — 777 — — —

Community care special transitional grant — 9,045 — — — —

Deferred payments — — — — — 977

Education budget support grant — — — — 100 —

Education of travellers and displaced persons 275 310 — — — —

Emergency planning — — 273 252 375 260

Ethnic minorities achievement grant — 837 748 — — —

Former GM schools transitional grant — — — 375 42 —

Magistrates courts — 6,055 6,086 6,093 6,313 5,884

Mental health — 1,317 2,306 2,594 3,136 3,235

Nursery education grant for 4-year-olds — — 5,861 5,964 — —

Nursery education grant for 3-year-olds — — — — — 11,203

Other grants within AEF — 19 1,159 9,252 3,094 591

Performance fund — — — — — 1,254

Preserved rights — — — — — 30,044

Probation (ordinary 80 per cent. grant) — 8,221 8,872 9,781 — —

Promoting independence — — 7,383 7,451 9,440 3,958

Provision for 3-year-olds — — — 475 5,242 —

Residential allowances — — — — — 2,269

Rural bus services — 1,252 1,230 1,292 1,644 1,885

School budget support grant — — — 1,463 — —

Section 11 (ethnic minorities) grant 895 — — — — —

Social services training support programme — 643 514 689 791 673

Standards fund 5,342 6,264 13,620 26,207 31,162 35,137

Supported employment — 100 24 96 103 —

Supporting people implementation grant — — — — — 700

Teachers' pay reform — — — 2,896 17,637 12,000

Teenage pregnancy local implementation grant — — — — — 240

Under-5s specific grant — 5,709 — — — —

Young people's substance misuse grant — — — — — 91

Total ring-fenced specific grants 6,512 45,140 73,339 127,890 134,927 177,608

The private finance initiative — 331 842 885 850 —

Total unring-fenced grants 0 331 842 885 850 0

School standards grant — — — — 17,514 17,975

Revenue support grant 451,972 386,147 389,996 382,868 427,589 385,874

National non-domestic rates 301,690 268,337 292,938 332,884 327,578 359,413

Gross AEF 760,174 699,955 757,115 844,527 908,458 940,870

Percentage of gross AEF ring-fenced 1 6 10 15 15 19

	1997–98	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03 Budget only
Emergency Planning	—	—	—	1	—	—
Total ring-fenced specific grants	0	0	0	1	0	0
Housing benefit administration	158	165	164	162	150	249
Council tax benefit administration	73	74	74	93	87	—
Total unring-fenced specific grants	231	239	238	255	237	249
Revenue support grant	3,242	2,972	2,872	2,749	3,103	2,787
National non-domestic rates	3,279	3,292	3,503	3,913	3,871	4,352
Gross AEF	6,752	6,503	6,613	6,918	7,211	7,388
Percentage ring-fenced of gross AEF	0	0	0	0.01	0	0

	1997–98	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03 Budget only
AIDS support	—	140	50	127	115	105
Asylum seekers	—	4,955	22,974	49,176	46,522	34,003
Building care capacity	—	—	—	—	—	4,447
Carers grant	—	—	—	—	—	2,169
Child care and early years	—	—	—	1,405	3,237	16,041
Children's services (Quality Protects)	—	—	1,462	2,302	5,974	10,442
Civil defence	—	273	—	—	—	—
Class size reductions	—	—	777	—	—	—
Community care special transitional grant	—	9,045	—	—	—	—
Deferred payments	—	—	—	—	—	977
Education budget support grant	—	—	—	—	100	—
Education of travellers and displaced persons	275	310	—	—	—	—
Emergency planning	—	—	273	252	375	260
Ethnic minorities achievement grant	—	837	748	—	—	—
Former GM schools transitional grant	—	—	—	375	42	—
Magistrates courts	—	6,055	6,086	6,093	6,313	5,884
Mental health	—	1,317	2,306	2,594	3,136	3,235
Nursery education grant for 4-year-olds	—	—	5,861	5,964	—	—
Nursery education grant for 3-year-olds	—	—	—	—	—	11,203
Other grants within AEF	—	19	1,159	9,252	3,094	591
Performance fund	—	—	—	—	—	1,254
Preserved rights	—	—	—	—	—	30,044
Probation (ordinary 80 per cent. grant)	—	8,221	8,872	9,781	—	—
Promoting independence	—	—	7,383	7,451	9,440	3,958
Provision for 3-year-olds	—	—	—	475	5,242	—
Residential allowances	—	—	—	—	—	2,269
Rural bus services	—	1,252	1,230	1,292	1,644	1,885
School budget support grant	—	—	—	1,463	—	—
Section 11 (ethnic minorities) grant	895	—	—	—	—	—
Social services training support programme	—	643	514	689	791	673
Standards fund	5,342	6,264	13,620	26,207	31,162	35,137
Supported employment	—	100	24	96	103	—
Supporting people implementation grant	—	—	—	—	—	700
Teachers' pay reform	—	—	—	2,896	17,637	12,000
Teenage pregnancy local implementation grant	—	—	—	—	—	240
Under-5s specific grant	—	5,709	—	—	—	—
Young people's substance misuse grant	—	—	—	—	—	91
Total ring-fenced specific grants	6,512	45,140	73,339	127,890	134,927	177,608
The private finance initiative	—	331	842	885	850	—
Total unring-fenced grants	0	331	842	885	850	0
School standards grant	—	—	—	—	17,514	17,975
Revenue support grant	451,972	386,147	389,996	382,868	427,589	385,874
National non-domestic rates	301,690	268,337	292,938	332,884	327,578	359,413
Gross AEF	760,174	699,955	757,115	844,527	908,458	940,870
Percentage of gross AEF ring-fenced	1	6	10	15	15	19

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Mr. Norman: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many plans were (a) Tunbridge Wells borough council and (b) Kent county council required to submit to central government in each year since 1997. [104695]

Mr. Leslie: The number of plans submitted in each year to central government is set out in the following table. These figures include plans that are required from partnerships that include local authorities. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister recently announced a significant reduction in the number of plans that will be required from all authorities. Authorities assessed as excellent will themselves only have to prepare two plans, neither of which will be submitted to Government except in cases, such as Kent, in which the authority did not receive a three star rating in education. For these authorities, education plans will be required until the top rating is attained. The table, therefore, includes the three different types of education related plans that are required for 2003–04. The table assumes that none of the small number of other mandatory plans produced by partnerships of which Kent is a member fall due in 2003–04.

Year Tunbridge Wells Kent

1997–98 2 4

1998–99 3 10

1999–2000 3 17

2000–01 5 21

2001–02 9 28

2002–03 7 31

2003–04 5 3

Year	Tunbridge Wells	Kent
1997–98	2	4
1998–99	3	10
1999–2000	3	17
2000–01	5	21
2001–02	9	28
2002–03	7	31
2003–04	5	3

HEALTH

Foundation Trusts

Mr. Flight: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what accounting rules will apply to NHS foundation trusts; [104214]

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(3) what auditing system will be applicable to NHS foundation trusts; and if he will make a statement. [104211]

Mr. Hutton: Clauses 20 -21 of Schedule 1 to the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill published on 13 March set out arrangements for Public Benefit Corporations accounts.

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