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Mobile Phone Masts

Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what (a) regulatory framework and (b) code of conduct applies to the placement of mobile phone masts and base stations in proximity to (i) schools, (ii) hospitals and (iii) residential areas. [174540]

Yvette Cooper: Mobile phone mast and base station developments near schools, hospitals and in residential areas are subject to the normal planning regulations in place throughout England, unless exempted by the regulations set out in Part 24 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (GPDO). The planning arrangements for telecommunications developments were significantly strengthened in 2001 and include improved requirements for consulting local people about mast proposals. The changes to the GPDO were underpinned by revised guidance, set out in Planning Policy Guidance Note 8, Telecommunications. The changes to the planning guidance also underlined that school governors must be consulted on all proposals for new masts on or near a school or college.

North West Objective 2 Advisory Group.

Geraldine Smith: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister who sits on the Objective 2 advisory group at the Government Office for the North West; and how appointments to this group are made. [177084]

Mr. Raynsford: Representatives of the following organisations or sectors are on the Objective 2 advisory group:

Ian Hill, West Cumbria CVS

Pernille Kousgaard, North West Development Agency

Jon Piggott, Association of Colleges North West

Anne Cletheroe, North West Regional Assembly

Stuart Gibson, Lancashire Action Plan Partnerships

Anne Marie Harrison, Lancashire local authorities

Ann Steel, Cheshire local authorities

Celia Comrie, Greater Manchester Action Plan Partnerships

John Hawkins, Association of Greater Manchester Authorities

Emile Pinel, Voluntary Sector—North West Network

Christine Lambe, East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce

Tina Egan, North West Universities Association

Eric Hudson, North West Chambers Ltd.

Charles Holmes, Cheshire Action Plan Partnerships

Gillian Elliott, Cumbrian local authorities

Brian Lightowler, Cumbrian Action Plan Partnerships

Jo Lappin, Government Office North West

Norman Pearson, Government Office North West

Each representative has a named deputy who may attend and fully participate in meetings in their absence.

Nominations for each place are invited from the relevant sector/organisation, and membership of each Programme body, is formally reviewed on an annual basis.

Geraldine Smith: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what criteria are used for deciding which bids go forward for further consideration by the North West Objective 2 advisory group; [177085]
 
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(2) if he will list (a) the criteria, and (b) the scoring against that criteria, for the bids submitted to the Government Office for the North West for Objective 2 Priority 2 sub-regional projects. [177137]

Mr. Raynsford: The initial sift criteria used in deciding which bids should be invited to submit a full bid for Objective 2 Priority 2 funding of sub-regionally or regionally significant projects were as follows:

Criteria	Marks available
Gate criterion
1. Evidence of regional or sub-regional impact	5 Good evidence
	3 Some evidence
	0 Little evidence
Other criteria
2. Complementarity to Housing Market Renewal Initiative	1
3. Strategic Approach to creation of economic activity (e.g. micro and community enterprises)	2
4. Innovative within sub-region and exemplar	1
5. Applicant delivery capability (from risk assessment exercise)	2 Low risk 1 Medium risk 0 High risk or unknown
6. Transport and/or Tourism related	1
7. Addresses underachieving Single Programming Document (SPD) outputs	2
8. Address other SPD outputs or underachieving Programme Complement outputs	1
Total marks available	15

⁽⁶⁸⁾ Projects to score 3 or above to proceed to next round

The bids submitted for the initial sift exercise, were scored as follows:

Evidence of sub-regional/regional benefit
A. Circus Skills Centre of Excellence Rochdale	12
B. Manchester and Salford Sustaining Neighbourhoods	10
C. Blackpool Regional Gaming Academy	9
D. Manchester Institute of Sport and Physical Activity	9
E. West Cumbria Social Enterprise Initiative	8
F. Preston Community Futures Centre of Excellence	8
G. Tameside Borough Credit Union	8
H. Emmaus Lancashire	8
I. Rochdale Homeworking Development	7
J. Oldham and Rochdale Partners in Action	7
K. Bolton Trinity Centre	6
Little evidence of sub-regional/regional benefit
L. Blackburn with Darwen acting locally for a wider impact	10
M. Ashton Renewal Community Learning Facility	7
N. Ashton Renewal Social Recruitment Agency	4
0. Stockport First House	4
P. Ashton Renewal Public Realm Programme	4
Q. Connection to Work	3
R. Preston E-Community Development Centre	2
S. Rochdale MBC and GMPTE real time public transport	3
T. Lancashire police turning on the harbour lights	1

 
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The breakdown against each criterion was:
 
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	Criteria and score awarded
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Total
Organisation (codes above)
A	5	0	2	1	0	1	2	1	12
B	3	1	0	0	2	1	2	1	10
C	5	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	9
D	5	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	9
E	3	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	8
F	3	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	8
G	3	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	8
H	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	8
I	3	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	7
J	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	7
K	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	6
Cut off point for inviting full bids
L	0	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	10
M	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	1	7
N	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	4
O	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	4
P	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	4
Q	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3
R	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2
S	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	3
T	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Geraldine Smith: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list projects which (a) were and (b) were not put forward for further consideration for Objective 2 Priority 2 sub-regional funding on 20 April by the Objective 2 advisory group. [177086]

Mr. Raynsford: The bids invited to submit full applications for further consideration were:

Manchester and Salford Sustaining Neighbourhoods

West Cumbria Social Enterprise Initiative

Preston Community Futures Centre of Excellence

Tameside Borough Credit Union

Emmaus Lancashire

Rochdale MBC Homeworking Development

Oldham and Rochdale Partners in Action

Bolton Trinity Centre

Skylight Circus Skills Centre of Excellence

Blackpool and Fylde Regional Gaming Academy

Manchester Institute of Sport and Physical Activity

The bids not invited to submit full applications were:

Blackburn with Darwen Acting Locally for a Wider Impact

Ashton Renewal Community Learning Facility

Ashton Renewal Social Recruitment Agency

Ashton Renewal Public Realm Programme

Stockport First House

Tameside Connection to Work

Preston E-Community Development Centre

Rochdale MBC and GMPTE Real Time Public Transport

Lancashire Police Turning on the Harbour Lights

Geraldine Smith: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what bid for Objective 2 Priority 2 sub-regional projects scored highest out of bids put forward to the Government Office for the North West. [177136]

Mr. Raynsford: Skylight Circus Skills Centre of Excellence scored highest in the initial appraisal round, scoring 12 marks from a maximum of 15 marks available.

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