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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Answer

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what policies (a) initiated and (b) managed by his Department since 2001 have had an impact on Pendle; and if he will make a statement. [124091] Yvette Cooper: The principal kinds of funding which this department has provided to Pendle since 2001 are tabled. £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Policies 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 Revenue Support Grant 3.9 million 4.3 million 4.3 million 5.4 million Redistributed National Non 3.2 million 3.1 million 3.5 million 3.1 million Domestic Rates Central Government Capital 1.0 million 1.7 million 0.4 million 0.4 million Grant Credit Approvals Available 3.0 million 1.5 million 2.3 million 2.7 million (covers housing, transport, social services, education) Neighbourhood Renewal Fund Note1 1.0 million 1.5 million 2.0 million Community Empowerment Fund Note1 115,000 115,000 115,000 Community Chest Note1 77.5,000 116,000 179,500 Community Chest Note1 77,500 116,000 179,500 Community Learning Chest Note1 Note1 31,000 46,500 European Funding Note2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Neighbourhoold Renewal Funding, Community Chest and Community Empowerment Fund were not available until 2001-02 and Community Learning Chest was not available until 2001-02. 2 Pendle has transition status under the 2000-06 NW Objective 2 programme. Since 2001, the East Lancashire Partnership has been allocated £13 million ERDF for its transition areas for business support activity. The Pendle Partnership has also been allocated £2.6 million ERDF for its community development programme. 3 Pendle will also benefit from a proportion of the Housing Market Renewal Fund. This is a long-term project that will identify ways to tackle problems of housing low demand and abandonment in East Lancashire.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

124091; 409 c288W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Government departments Policy Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Pendle

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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