Written question asked by Baroness King of Bow (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 January 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 January 2005. It was answered by Phil Hope (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 January 2005 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he expects to reopen the Living Spaces programme for fresh applications.

Answer: Ms Oona King: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when he expects to reopen the Living Spaces programme for fresh applications. [209008] Phil Hope: Living Spaces was set up as an innovative approach to helping communities make tangible and lasting changes to their local environment. Due to the large demand from community groups for support from Living Spaces, funding for the three-year programme has been exhausted and, therefore, there are currently no plans to reopen the scheme for fresh applications. We are working across Government and elsewhere to ensure that Living Spaces, or a similar type of funding scheme, will continue in the future. The lessons learnt from the success of Living Spaces will help to inform future policies and programmes that seek to involve local people in improving the quality of their local communities.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 209008; 429 c863-4W;429 c867-8W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Community development Applications Finance Recreation spaces Living spaces programme
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk