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Welsh Hospital Closures

Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospitals have been closed in Wales since 1997. [150527]

Mr. Touhig: I have been asked to reply.

Approximately one third of the NHS Wales estate is over 50-years-old. It is generally accepted that the technological developments which are driving forward medical and clinical advances, and the demands for better patient environments are best accommodated by modern, purpose built facilities. In order to achieve this, NHS Wales has disposed of 30 healthcare properties (i.e. those with overnight beds) over the period from April 1997 to March 2003. Receipts from these disposals are reinvested in the modernisation process and have contributed to a total spend of £667million over the same period.

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER

Community Funding

Mr. Edward Davey: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what budgets have been allocated for (a) the Community Chest, (b) the Community Learning Chest and (c) the Community Empowerment Fund for each financial year from 2003–04 to 2005–06, broken down by English region. [156472]

Yvette Cooper: The following tables provide details of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister budget allocations for the Community Chest, Community Learning Chest and Community Empowerment Funds for each financial year between 2003–04 and 2005–06.

Budget allocation to community chest funding
£

Region2003–042004–052005–06
East341,916341,916341,916
East Midlands1,739,0561,739,0561,739,056
London5,313,3315,313,3315,313,331
North East3,549,0433,549,0433,549,043
North West6,490,7026,490,7026,490,702
South East585,151585,151585,151
South West729,480729,480729,480
West Midlands2,890,9012,890,9012,890,901
Yorkshire and Humberside3,360,4193,360,4193,360,419


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Budget allocation to community learning chest funding
£

Region2003–042004–052005–06
East89,43489,43489,434
East Midlands425,508425,508425,508
London1,287,2091,287,2091,287,209
North East865,727865,727865,727
North West1,540,6641,540,6641,540,664
South East158,402158,402158,402
South West188,336188,336188,336
West Midlands664,409664,409664,409
Yorkshire and Humberside780,309780,309780,309

Budget allocation to community empowerment fund
£

Region2003–042004–052005–06
East228,033228,033228,033
East Midlands905,245905,245905,245
London2,654,4852,654,4852,654,485
North East1,824,5021,824,5021,824,502
North West2,967,3012,967,3012,967,301
South East436,573436,573436,573
South West465,082465,082465,082
West Midlands1,132,7711,132,7711,132,771
Yorkshire and Humberside1,386,0081,386,0081,386,008

Decent Homes

Mr. Byers: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate he has made of the number of local authority dwellings in North Tyneside which do not meet the decent homes standard; and what estimate he has made of the cost of raising them all to this standard. [157184]

Keith Hill: North Tyneside Council report that they have 8,973 dwellings which do not currently meet the decent homes standard and that it will cost up to £31 million to tackle this problem.

EU Structural Funding

Ann Winterton: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 2 February 2004, Official Report, column 739W, on European Regional Funding, what the level of matched funding is (a) in financial terms and (b) as a percentage of EU funding for each of the regions for the period 2000 to 2006; and to which financial years the figures relate. [155077]

Mr. Raynsford: Tabled as follows are the budgeted levels of match funding both in total financial terms and as a percentage of the total programmes for 2000 to 2006, for the North West, North East and Yorkshire and the Humber regions. Regions have discretion to vary the levels of actual spend between years and we expect some programmes will do so, up to the absolute deadline of 31 December 2008.

European funding programmes operate to calendar years. The domestic financial years to which these figures relate are from 1999–2000 (part) to 2006–07 (part).

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Merseyside Objective 1 budgeted EU funding Euros

North WestEU fundsMatch funding
2000204.503301.403
2001200.934296.234
2002197.091290.391
2003193.248284.748
2004171.014252.114
2005184.464271.964
2006181.994267.694
Total1,333.2481,964.548
Total programme value3,297.796
Match funding as a percentage of total programme value60 per cent.

Objective 2 budgeted EU funding Euros

North WestEU fundsMatch funding
200090.676107.966
200192.709120.049
200294.585133.972
200396.303136.996
200488.956126.471
200590.989127.893
200692.711128.893
Total646.929882.240
Total programme value1,529.169
Match funding as a percentage of total programme value58 per cent.

Objective 2 budgeted EU funding Euros

North EastEU fundsMatch funding
200095.082155.397
200197.207158.875
200299.177162.091
2003100.983165.041
200493.276152.445
200595.408155.929
200697.217158.884
Total678.3501,108.662
Total programme value1,787.012
Match funding as a percentage of total programme value62 per cent.

South Yorkshire Objective 1 budgeted EU funding Euros

Yorkshire and the HumberEU fundsMatch funding
2000179.843286.332
2001176.705281.338
2002173.325285.179
2003169.946270.446
2004150.392239.446
2005162.221258.277
2006160.048245.593
Total1,172.4801,866.611
Total programme value3,039.091
Match funding as a percentage of total programme value61 per cent.


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Yorkshire and the Humber Objective 2 budgeted EU funding Euros

Yorkshire and the HumberEU fundsMatch funding
200064.924107.498
200166.380109.909
200267.723112.133
200368.954114.172
200463.693105.458
200565.148107.868
200666.378109.904
Total463.200766.942
Total programme value1,230.142
Match funding as a percentage of total programme value62 per cent.

HMOs

Mr. Edward Davey: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list those respondents to Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation in England, a consultation paper, who believed that university owned or managed accommodation should not (a) fall within the definition of houses in multiple occupation and (b) be covered by the houses in multiple occupation licensing scheme. [153138]

Keith Hill: A total of 579 responses were received to the 1999 consultation paper on Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation in England. The consultation paper asked for views on including University owned or managed accommodation within the scope of the proposed licensing scheme. It did not seek views on whether this accommodation should fall within the proposed definition of HMOs.

Most respondents did not express a view on the proposal to exempt university owned or managed accommodation from the HMO licensing scheme. However, the following individuals or bodies supported the proposal:

























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University owned and managed accommodation is not excluded from the definition of HMOs for the purposes of Part 1 (Housing Conditions) of the Housing Bill currently before parliament. These provisions would enable local authorities to take action against university landlords in certain circumstances when there are risks to students arising from the condition of their university accommodation.

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