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Local Government: Consultants
Mr. Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much was spent from the public purse by the Lyons Inquiry into local government on purchasing consultancy services by LLM Communications; and for what purpose such services have been purchased. [120823]
Mr. Woolas: We understand from the Lyons inquiry that they commissioned LLM Communications in February 2006 to provide some specific communications advice at the total cost of £2,000.
Milton Keynes
Mr. Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 6 February 2007, Official Report, column 783W, on the Milton Keynes tariff, on what date she expects the Milton Keynes Prospectus agreement to be signed by all concerned parties; and how many dwellings she expects to be built in the expansion area. [120805]
Mr. Woolas: The Milton Keynes Prospectus, commonly known as the “tariff”, is a planning obligation under the Town and Country Planning Act and covers part of Milton Keynes. Due to ongoing commercial negotiations it would not be appropriate to set a date for when the Milton Keynes Prospectus will be signed. However, a site-specific planning obligation, which feeds into the Prospectus, has been completed.
As set out in the Milton Keynes Partnership Business Plan 2006-2010/11, the expansion area subject to the Milton Keynes Urban Development Area (2004) is estimated as accommodating 15,000 new dwellings.
Minorities
Mr. Rogerson: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which national minorities within the UK are covered by the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. [121597]
Mr. Woolas: I refer the hon. Member to the answer of 7 February 2007, Official Report, column 952W.
Parish Councils: Finance
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much was provided by her Department to support the quality parishes scheme in each year since 2003. [120267]
Mr. Woolas: While the guidance, ‘The Quality Parish and Town Council Scheme’ was published jointly by the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs and the then Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, funding for this scheme has been provided since 2003 by the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs and the Commission for Rural Communities.
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much was provided by her Department to support the National Training Strategy for Parish and Town Councils in each year since 2001. [120268]
Mr. Woolas: Funding for the National Training Strategy for Parish and Town Councils has been provided by the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs and the Commission for Rural Communities.
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans she has to provide financial support for the development of parish and town councils in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09. [120269]
Mr. Woolas: Plans for the provision of financial support for the development of parish and town councils in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09 have not yet been settled. A further announcement will be made in due course.
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what financial support was provided by her Department to the Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government in each year since 1999; and how much was directed towards improvement and development programmes for parish and town councils. [120270]
Angela E. Smith: Since 1999, the Improvement and Development Agency has received the following funds from Communities and Local Government:
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The Improvement and Development Agency has not directed financial support towards specific improvement and development programmes for parish and town councils.
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what financial support was provided by her Department to the Leadership Centre for Local Government in each year since 2003; and how much of this was directed towards leadership programmes for parish and town councils. [120271]
Mr. Woolas: Since its set-up in 2004, the Leadership Centre for Local Government has received the following funds:
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The Leadership Centre for Local Government has not directed any of this support directly at leadership programmes for parish and town councils.
Planning: City of Durham
Dr. Blackman-Woods: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what proportion of planning applications in (a) the City of Durham and (b) England are dealt with under delegated powers. [121548]
Yvette Cooper: The proportion of planning applications decided by delegation to officers in (a) the City of Durham and (b) England are set out in the following table:
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| City of Durham | England | |
| Source: CLG Development Control Statistics returns | ||
Public Expenditure: Leeds
Mr. Mudie: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much was spent by Yorkshire Forward in Leeds East constituency in each of the last six years, broken down by scheme. [120724]
Mr. Woolas: Between 2001 and 2007 a total of £1,949,880 has been spent by Yorkshire Forward in the Leeds East constituency. The breakdown by scheme is as follows:
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| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 10 months to January 2007 | Total | |
In addition there are other projects (including five SRB projects) where funding was targeted at areas within East Leeds as well as surrounding areas. However, it has not been possible to allocate the exact amount of funding specifically benefiting East Leeds. The full details of all projects can be found on the following table.
| Attachment for PQ 1444 06/07 Mr. George Mudie—Yorkshire forward funding in the East Leeds constituency | |||||
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| Year to March: | |||||
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
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