Select Committee on Communities and Local Government Committee Written Evidence


Supplementary memorandum by the Department for Communities and Local Government (RG 32(d))

Question 1: At Q632, Yvette Cooper referred to a chart of growth figures, which she indicated she would ensure was passed to the Committee.

  1.  I attach at Appendix 1 the chart of growth figures referred to by Yvette Cooper at Q632.

  2.  Since then (on 15 December) new regional GVA data has been released by ONS. I therefore also attach—at Appendix 1A—a chart of growth figures reflecting this latest information. The latter includes the first release of provisional regional GVA data for 2005 as well as revisions to previous years' data. In particular, it reflects upward revisions to the 2004 UK growth made by the ONS in summer 2006 to incorporate survey data which was not previously available.

Question 2: At Q633, Yvette Cooper stated that she would send to the Committee figures for overall spending on services per region. Please could the Department's memorandum also include the following related information:

    (a)  an explanation of how the figures are calculated; and

    (b)  a breakdown of the overall spending by Government department.

  3.  The figures for overall spending on services by region referred to at Q633 were taken from the Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) 2006 published by HM Treasury (HMT) on 16 May. Chapter 7 of that document provides breakdowns by function, country and region, together with 26 tables (http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/media/377/3B/cm6811_08_Chap_7.pdf)

  4.  Please note in particular Table 7.2, which lists the total identifiable expenditure on services per head in the regions cited in the response to Q633, and Table 7.11—which breaks down per capita expenditure by function. The analyses shows outturns in the regional locations of the individuals, enterprises and communities for whose benefit expenditure was incurred—but the extent to which these regional outturns were specifically planned as such will of course vary from programme to programme.

  5.  Table 7.19 provides a breakdown of Departmental group total expenditure by sub-function. Each Department is asked annually to take the subset of its spending that can be identified as benefiting the population of individual regions and apportion it in line with guidance issued jointly by HMT and ONS.

  Further detail of how the calculations are arrived at can be found in PESA Chapter 7.

Question 3: It is noted (from papers provided in relation to the Departmental Annual Report) that an update on progress in relation to PSA2 is expected to be published before the end of the year. In anticipation of this information, please could the Department explain what indicators are being used to assess progress, and over what time period progress is being assessed?

  6.  For the regional economic performance PSA2 target the headline indicator is the trend rate of GVA per head growth in the English regions—from 2003 to 2008 for the first part of the target and from 2003 to 2012 for the second. Performance in each region must improve—and growth rate disparities between London, the South East and East together and the other six regions together must narrow—compared to a baseline period of 1990 to 2002 for the target to be met.

  7.  A full assessment of progress can only be made over a full economic cycle. Final GVA data is currently held only for 2003, with provisional figures available for 2004.  The interim report will therefore compare performance in the baseline period with changes in GVA per head growth rates over these two years. It will also include an assessment of progress since 2003 compared to the baseline period (so far back as data is available) against key supporting indicators on employment and each of the five drivers of productivity—skills, enterprise, innovation, investment and competition. These indicators were originally set out in a consultation document Productivity in the UK 5: Benchmarking UK Productivity Performance published in March 2004 and are maintained on a CLG/DTI/HMT website (http://www.dtistats.net/reppsa/).

Question 4: The Committee would be grateful to receive a list of all the Government agencies and non-departmental public bodies which operate in each of the Government Office Regions.

  8.  A list of Government agencies operating in the UK is supplied (can be accessed at: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/D/1/Directories/A-ZofCentralGovernment/index.htm), while the list of public bodies (including Non Departmental Public Bodies) is maintained by the Cabinet Office (http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/other/agencies/public_bodies/index.asp). Details of which organisation has premises where are not held centrally—some provide specialised services from a single site, others maintain large operational networks such as Jobcentre Plus.

  9.  However, we have calculated that as far as the 83 Government agencies are concerned, Headquarters (which in many cases may be the only location) are distributed as follows:

    London 30

    South East 14

    East of England 4

    South West 11

    West Midlands 3

    East Midlands 1

    Yorks & Humber 5

    North East 1

    North West 4

    Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland 10.

  10.  For the 506 NDPBs the figures are:

    London 302

    South East 28

    East of England 11

    South West 18

    West Midlands 13

    East Midlands 10

    Yorks and Humber 9

    North East 5

    North West 16

    Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland 94.

  The 506 figure excludes NHS bodies. The remaining gap between it and the 883 in the Cabinet office Directory is accounted for by multiple bodies such as the Advisory Committee on Justices of the Peace.

  11.  You will be aware that civil service and sponsored bodies' locations are kept under review as part of the efficiency programme managed by the Office for Government Commerce which aims to move 20,000 posts out of London by 2010.

Question 5: The Department has previously provided the Committee with a spreadsheet setting out funding for the Core Cities for 2005-06 by Departmental programme, through RSG and selective spending by other Government Departments. The Committee would be grateful to receive two further spreadsheets each (a) providing figures for the same areas, and for London; and (b) including, in addition to the data already provided, spending allocations for:

    (i)  Metro transport spending;

    (ii)  Northern Way Growth Fund spending (as appropriate);

    (iii)  Funding for the Thames Gateway and/or other Growth Areas (as appropriate); and

    (iv)  Significant projected expenditure (for example in relation to the 2012 Olympics)

  The first of these spreadsheets should provide data for the core cities (as already provided) and for London; the second of these spreadsheets should provide data for the equivalent "city-regions" as defined in the City Region Development Plans or in other negotiations with Government, and for London plus the growth areas in the south east and eastern regions.

  12.  As far as the further information you have requested in paras 5(i) to (iv) is concerned, we understand the Department of Transport are providing you with the information on metro spending at sub-para (i) direct.

  13.  On sub-para (ii), the Northern Way, attached at Appendix 2 is a spreadsheet relating to the Northern Way Growth Fund (NWGF). The NWGF is a one-off, covering the three financial years 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08.  It was intended to kick start the initiative, with then ODPM providing £50 million match funding alongside the RDAs' £50 million contribution.

  14.  The Northern Way has completed its first year of operation and the spreadsheet shows target, actual spend and under/over spend for 2005-06 as well as allocations for 2006-07 and 2007-08 and the three year total. The day-to-day management of the Northern Way Growth Fund is, however, a matter for the Northern Way itself, and if the Select Committee require a more detailed breakdown we would advise they approach the Northern Way direct for this information.

  15.  On (iii), in 2005-06 Thames Gateway programme spending was £164.4 million, £62 million of it in London. The Growth Areas Fund spent £73.1 million in 2005-06, of which:

    —  £12.6 million was allocated to English Partnerships.

    —  £16.5 million (£1.8 million revenue and £14.7 million capital) went to NDPBs and Urban Development Corporations in the Newer Growth Areas.

    —  £44.4 million (£4.9 million revenue and £39.5 million capital) was allocated to Local Authorities in the Newer Growth Areas.

  Further information can be found in the spreadsheet attached as Appendix 3.

  16.  Finally, you ask about significant projected expenditure, eg in relation to the 2012 Olympics. CLG's expenditure in future years will of course depend on the outcome of discussions taking place as part of the 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review. Further details of expenditure during the current (SR04) period will be published in the next few weeks.

APPENDIX 1

GROSS VALUE ADDED (GVA) PER HEAD GROWTH RATES AT CURRENT BASIC PRICES BY REGION 1989 TO 2004 CALCULATED FROM ONS GVA PER HEAD DATA FIRST RELEASED IN DECEMBER 2005

 

GVA per head growth rates 1990-2001 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01
(REP PSA base period) base period trend growth                        
North East 4.38% 8.15% 4.88% 4.55% 4.14% 4.84% 4.39% 4.31% 4.51% 4.32% 3.37% 3.83% 5.07%
North West 4.67% 8.36% 3.64% 4.23% 4.74% 5.40% 4.53% 5.08% 5.26% 5.36% 4.34% 3.65% 5.22%
Yorkshire & Humber 4.64% 8.09% 4.18% 3.56% 4.17% 4.99% 5.52% 6.06% 5.69% 5.13% 3.27% 3.67% 4.90%
East Midlands 4.51% 7.57% 3.73% 3.62% 4.36% 5.40% 5.07% 5.77% 5.56% 4.41% 3.17% 3.51% 5.06%
West Midlands 4.82% 8.31% 3.38% 3.98% 5.22% 6.17% 5.20% 5.43% 6.08% 5.38% 3.68% 3.99% 4.53%
East of England 4.88% 8.46% 3.69% 3.57% 4.67% 5.09% 4.60% 5.44% 5.59% 6.30% 4.51% 4.93% 5.30%
London 5.04% 8.46% 4.15% 4.66% 5.70% 4.71% 2.86% 5.91% 7.02% 8.85% 4.68% 3.21% 3.87%
South East 5.60% 8.51% 4.65% 4.08% 5.36% 5.59% 5.40% 6.86% 7.18% 7.86% 4.91% 4.84% 4.93%
South West 4.99% 8.31% 4.26% 3.55% 4.95% 5.16% 4.89% 7.05% 5.87% 5.79% 4.23% 4.03% 5.12%
England 4.98% 8.33% 4.07% 4.02% 4.97% 5.29% 4.64% 5.95% 6.17% 6.51% 4.30% 4.06% 4.85%
NMW 4.79% 8.17% 3.91% 3.89% 4.66% 5.39% 4.96% 5.69% 5.59% 5.18% 3.77% 3.79% 4.99%
GSE 5.32% 8.49% 4.22% 4.16% 5.32% 5.12% 4.22% 6.16% 6.73% 7.87% 4.75% 4.25% 4.63%

 

GVA per head growth rates 2003-12 TARGET 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
(REP PSA target period)
North East 5.06% 5.51% 4.90%
North West 4.67% 5.03% 4.70%
Yorkshire & Humber 5.50% 5.73% 4.51%
East Midlands 4.69% 5.25% 4.67%
West Midlands 4.36% 4.88% 4.79%
East of England 4.84% 4.93% 4.05%
London 6.62% 5.60% 2.88%
South East 4.70% 4.77% 3.82%
South West 5.07% 4.94% 3.94%
England 5.17% 5.16% 4.04%
NMW 4.87% 5.18% 4.56%
GSE 5.49% 5.11% 3.51%

 

APPENDIX 1A

  Year on Year                              
Nominal GVA per
Head Growth
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Base
1990-2002
Target
to date
2002-05
North East 4.8% 4.6% 4.1% 4.8% 5.0% 4.3% 4.3% 4.4% 3.3% 3.5% 5.0% 4.7% 5.5% 5.9% 3.9% 4.4% 5.1%
North West 3.6% 4.3% 4.7% 5.4% 5.0% 5.0% 5.1% 5.4% 4.3% 3.5% 4.9% 4.5% 5.1% 5.4% 3.4% 4.6% 4.6%
Yorkshire & Humber 4.1% 3.6% 4.2% 5.0% 5.9% 6.0% 5.6% 5.2% 3.3% 3.5% 4.8% 5.1% 5.6% 5.1% 3.2% 4.7% 4.6%
East Midlands 3.6% 3.6% 4.4% 5.4% 5.7% 5.7% 5.5% 4.7% 3.1% 3.3% 5.2% 5.0% 6.4% 6.0% 3.7% 4.6% 5.3%
West Midlands 3.3% 4.0% 5.2% 6.2% 5.7% 5.4% 6.0% 5.4% 3.7% 3.7% 4.4% 4.0% 4.9% 5.2% 3.2% 4.7% 4.4%
East of England 3.8% 3.5% 4.7% 5.1% 4.8% 5.5% 5.5% 6.4% 4.6% 4.6% 5.4% 4.6% 5.0% 5.0% 2.8% 4.9% 4.3%
London 4.2% 4.7% 5.7% 4.7% 2.6% 6.2% 6.9% 8.2% 5.1% 3.2% 3.9% 7.3% 6.9% 6.4% 3.2% 5.2% 5.5%
South East 4.7% 4.0% 5.4% 5.6% 5.4% 6.9% 7.0% 7.9% 5.1% 4.5% 5.2% 4.8% 5.1% 5.1% 2.8% 5.5% 4.3%
South West 4.3% 3.5% 4.9% 5.2% 5.1% 7.0% 5.8% 5.9% 4.3% 3.9% 5.4% 5.5% 6.0% 5.7% 3.4% 5.1% 5.0%
England 4.1% 4.0% 5.0% 5.3% 4.9% 6.0% 6.0% 6.4% 4.4% 3.8% 4.9% 5.3% 5.7% 5.5% 3.2% 5.0% 4.8%
Greater South East 4.3% 4.1% 5.3% 5.1% 4.2% 6.3% 6.6% 7.7% 5.0% 4.0% 4.8% 5.7% 5.8% 5.6% 3.0% 5.2% 4.8%
North Midlands West 3.9% 3.9% 4.7% 5.4% 5.4% 5.7% 5.5% 5.3% 3.8% 3.6% 4.9% 4.8% 5.5% 5.5% 3.4% 4.7% 4.8%
  Year on Year                              
Real GVA per Head
Growth (Est)
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Base
1990-2002
Target
to date
2002-05
North East -0.7% 0.8% 1.3% 3.2% 2.3% 0.6% 1.7% 1.9% 1.6% 2.2% 2.2% 1.1% 2.3% 3.2% 1.8% 1.5% 2.4%
North West -1.8% 0.4% 1.9% 3.8% 2.2% 1.3% 2.4% 2.9% 2.6% 2.3% 2.1% 0.9% 1.8% 2.7% 1.3% 1.7% 1.9%
Yorkshire & Humber -1.3% -0.2% 1.4% 3.4% 3.2% 2.3% 2.9% 2.7% 1.6% 2.3% 2.0% 1.5% 2.3% 2.4% 1.2% 1.8% 2.0%
East Midlands -1.8% -0.2% 1.5% 3.8% 2.9% 2.0% 2.8% 2.2% 1.4% 2.0% 2.4% 1.5% 3.1% 3.3% 1.6% 1.7% 2.7%
West Midlands -2.1% 0.2% 2.4% 4.6% 3.0% 1.6% 3.3% 2.9% 2.0% 2.4% 1.6% 0.5% 1.6% 2.5% 1.1% 1.8% 1.8%
East of England -1.6% -0.3% 1.8% 3.5% 2.1% 1.7% 2.8% 3.9% 2.9% 3.3% 2.6% 1.0% 1.8% 2.4% 0.7% 2.0% 1.6%
London -1.3% 0.8% 2.8% 3.1% 0.0% 2.4% 4.1% 5.6% 3.4% 1.9% 1.1% 3.7% 3.6% 3.7% 1.1% 2.3% 2.8%
South East -0.8% 0.2% 2.5% 4.0% 2.7% 3.0% 4.3% 5.3% 3.3% 3.2% 2.4% 1.2% 1.9% 2.5% 0.7% 2.6% 1.7%
South West -1.1% -0.3% 2.1% 3.6% 2.4% 3.2% 3.1% 3.4% 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 1.9% 2.7% 3.0% 1.3% 2.1% 2.3%
England -1.4% 0.2% 2.1% 3.7% 2.1% 2.2% 3.3% 3.9% 2.7% 2.6% 2.1% 1.7% 2.4% 2.9% 1.1% 2.1% 2.1%
Top Three -1.2% 0.3% 2.5% 3.5% 1.5% 2.5% 3.9% 5.1% 3.3% 2.7% 2.0% 2.1% 2.5% 2.9% 0.9% 2.3% 2.1%
Bottom Six -1.5% 0.1% 1.8% 3.8% 2.7% 1.9% 2.8% 2.8% 2.1% 2.3% 2.1% 1.2% 2.3% 2.8% 1.3% 1.8% 2.1%

APPENDIX 2

EXPENDITURE
2005-06
Investment Priority Allocation £000s Actual £000s Under / (Over) Spend £000s 2006-07 Allocation £000s 2007-08 Allocation £000s 3 Year Programme Tools £000s
C1: Bring More People Into Work (NWDA) 290 295 5 4,008 4,327 8,630
C2: Strengthen the Knowledge base (NWDA) 500500 —13,262 17,63831,400
C3: Build A More Entrepreneurial North (ONE) 330331 14,745 4,92410,000
C4: Capture a larger Share of Global Trade (ONE) 2,400 2,349-51 1,8471,523 5,719
C5: Meet Employer Skills Needs (NWDA) 2,0002,012 121,577 1,4115,000
C6-8: The Norths Connectivity (YF) 400420 205,753 14,10520,278
C9: Create Truly Sustainable Communities (ONE) 330350 202,239 1,3923,981
C10: Market The North To The World (YF) 2,2502,248 -23,617 2,8358,700
City Region Development Programmes 250245 -51,000 7552,000
Engagement and Communications 400591 191487 5101,588
Secretariat750 582-168 950950 2,482
Contingency— —— —223 223
Total9,900 9,92222 39,48550,593 100,000

Key:

NWDA  North West Development Agency. ONE  One NorthEast.
YF  Yorkshire Forward.
NB: Totals may not add up due to rounding.

APPENDIX 3

GAF PAYMENTS MADE IN 2005-06 TO LAS
Payee Amount £ Total £ Resource / Capital
Ashford Borough Council496,800.00 RC
Ashford Borough Council869,000.00 Cap
1,365,800.00
Aylesbury Vale District Council677,277.51 RC
Aylesbury Vale District Council286,337.50 Cap
963,615.01
Bedford Borough Council319,703.37 RC
319,703.37
Bedfordshire County Council285,000.00 RC
Bedfordshire County Council804,048.22 Cap
1,089,048.22
Borough Council of Wellingborough836,042.51 Cap
836,042.51
Braintree District Council8,992.00 Cap
8,992.00
Buckinghamshire County Council100,000.00 RC
Buckinghamshire County Council197,244.24 Cap
297,244.24
Cambridgeshire County Council813,869.22 RC
Cambridgeshire County Council13,897,128.36 Cap
14,710,997.58
Corby Borough Council197,080.36 Cap
197,080.36
Enfield London Borough968,176.00 Cap
968,176.00
Harlow District Council244,298.99 RC
Harlow District Council1,686,770.43 Cap
1,931,069.42
Huntingdonshire District Council1,547,408.00 Cap
1,547,408.00
Kent County Council141,798.74 RC
Kent County Council1,167,374.02 Cap
1,309,172.76
London Borough of Redbridge196,000.00 RC
London Borough of Redbridge427,000.00 Cap
623,000.00
London Borough of Waltham Forest52,518.96 RC
London Borough of Waltham Forest2,384,336.66 Cap
2,436,855.62
Milton Keynes Borough Council1,465,851.55 Cap
1,465,851.55
Northampton Borough Council179,104.00 RC
Northampton Borough Council4,333,050.76 Cap
4,512,154.76
Northamptonshire County Council1,267,648.00 RC
Northamptonshire County Council4,349,834.76 Cap
5,617,482.76
Peterborough City Council20,522.00 RC
Peterborough City Council1,406,090.21 Cap
20,522.00
South Bedfordshire District Council650,000.00 Cap
South Bedfordshire District Council100,000.00 RC
750,000.00
South Northamptonshire Council350,000.00 Cap
350,000.00
Stevenage Borough Council1,677,982.24 Cap
1,677,982.24


Grand Total
44,404,288.61
Revenue4,894,540.79
Capital39,509,747.82


GAF PAYMENTS MADE IN 2005-06 TO OTHER BODIES
Payee £ Amount £ Resource /
Capital
£
West Northampton Urban Development   Corporation RC 70,000.00
West Northampton Urban Development   Corporation 6,913,183.00Cap
6,913,183.00
Stragetic Rail Authority RC1,526,447.22
70,000.00
SEEDA1,423,978.31 Cap
1,423,978.31
Northampton Theatres Trust 349,721.00Cap
349,721.00
Milton Keynes College 83,259.94Cap
83,259.94
Milton Keynes Community Foundation 45,180.41Cap
45,180.41
Milton Keynes Economy and Learning   Partnership 25,000.00Cap
25,000.00
London Development Agency 410,799.00Cap
410,799.00
Marston Vale Trust943,539.00 Cap
943,539.00
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire & Rutland   Strategic Health Authority RC 100,000.00
100,000.00
Environment Agency RC88,882.52
88,882.52
Greater London Authority RC50,000.00
50,000.00
Groundwork East London 499,999.82Cap
499,999.82
Groundwork Hertfordshire 676,500.00Cap
676,500.00
Catalyst Corby56,759.98 Cap
56,759.98
British Waterways Board 127,605.25Cap
127,605.25
Bevan Ashford3,141,700.00 Cap
3,141,700.00
Capital14,697,225.71 Revenue1,835,329.74
Grand Total16,532,555.45





 
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