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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Answer

Ms Oona King: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) how many applications to the Living Spaces programme are awaiting a decision on funding; [209009] (2) if he will list the schemes in Tower Hamlets that have (a) been granted funding from the Living Spaces programme and (b) are awaiting a decision on funding from the programme. [209010] Phil Hope: 340 community groups are awaiting a decision on funding having applied to the Living Spaces programme. These groups have had their initial application approved and have been allocated a trained "enabler" who will help them to develop their proposed project and draw up an action plan as part of the project assessment process. Following recommendation from the enabler, the project assessment is submitted to Living Spaces for approval and successful groups are then offered a grant. To date, three projects in Tower Hamlets have been granted funding from the Living Spaces programme. They are: The Escape! project, which has been awarded a grant of £5,000 to create a community garden and improve access to the Cedar Community Centre on the Isle of Dogs. The Attlee Youth and Community Centre project, which has been awarded a grant of £83,005 to provide a play area and sensory garden as part of a wider development project to improve facilities at the centre. The Bromley by Bow Community Park project, which has been awarded a grant of £75,000 to improve facilities at the park and create a welcoming, safe green space for the community. A further two community groups from Tower Hamlets have applied to Living Spaces. These groups have had their initial application approved and have since worked up their plans with the help of a Living Spaces enabler. Once Living Spaces receives a final recommendation from the enabler a decision on funding will be taken. The projects are: The Bio Diverse and Tasty Landscaping project, which has applied for a grant of £23,026 to create a community garden on the basis of sustainable living at Spitalfields City Farm. The Safe Links to Living Well project, which has applied for a grant of £20,000 to improve access to Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park by replacing neglected entrance gates with wheelchair- friendly kissing gates, and improve entrance areas with new planting.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

429 c757-8W;429 c762W; 209009;209010

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Community development Applications Finance Recreation spaces Tower Hamlets Living spaces programme

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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