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Planning

Mr. Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on policies relating to contacts between planning offices and applicants. [135388]

Ms Beverley Hughes: Planning functions must be seen to be carried out with transparency and openness in order to retain public confidence in the decision making process. Planning officers must abide by the local code of conduct prepared by their local authority. The Government endorse the Local Government Association's "Probity in Planning" which recommends the practices and procedures which codes of conduct should cover, including guidance on discussions between planning officials and applicants.

Water Supply

Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many cases of leakage in the water supply system there were, how much water was lost, and how much was spent to rectify these problems, in each of the last five years. [135231]

Mr. Meacher: There has been almost a 30 per cent. reduction in water leakage since the Water Summit in May 1997. The total volume of potable water lost through leakage is published annually by the Director General of Water Services in his report on leakage and the efficient use of water. For each of the last five years in England and Wales, the total leakage rates were as follows:

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Water lost (megalitres/day)
1995-964,980
1996-974,528
1997-983,989
1998-993,551
1999-20003,306

Information on the number of cases of leakage and on the amount of money spent tackling leakage is not held centrally. Details of water companies' overall capital expenditure were last published by the Director General of Water Services in the "Report on the financial performance and expenditure of the water companies in England and Wales 1999-00". In the next five years water companies will invest £15.6 billion in the water industry.

Carbon Dioxide

Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions by what percentage carbon dioxide emissions have been reduced since 1997. [135208]

Mr. Meacher: UK carbon dioxide emissions are provisionally estimated to have been about the same in 1999 as in 1997, and around 7.5 per cent. lower than in 1990. This follows a strong downward trend between 1990 and 1997. The levelling of emissions between 1997 and 1999 reflects a modest growth in overall energy demand, slightly lower output from nuclear power stations and lower imports of electricity from France, balanced by continued fuel switching towards gas.

The draft UK climate change programme, published in March, sets out a package of policies and measures to continue reducing carbon dioxide emissions over the next decade. It estimated that quantified policies and measures could reduce carbon dioxide emissions to 17.5 per cent. below 1990 levels in 2010 and that other elements of the programme would reduce emissions further and could achieve the Government's 20 per cent. goal.

Neighbourhood Warden Scheme

Ms Buck: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list (a) the bids and (b) the successful projects under the Neighbourhood Warden scheme, stating the local authority in each case. [135803]

Ms Beverley Hughes: Question (a): All bids:

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OrganisationLocation
London Borough of LewishamHonor Oak
London Borough of HillingdonHayes/West Drayton
Southern HomesHackney
London Borough of MertonLavender/PhBrdg/Poll Hill
Southwark CouncilBermondsey
London Borough of BarnetGraeme Park
London Borough of HounslowCranford/Brentford/Hounslow
Liverpool Housing TrustDymchurch Estate, Liverpool
West Lancashire District CouncilSkelmersdale, Liverpool
Eldonian Group Ltd.Everton and Breckfield
Manchester Methodist Housing AssociationLongsight and Levenshulme, Manchester
Irwell Valley Housing AssociationSale West
Derwent and Solway Housing AssociationMoorclose and Westfield, Workington
Riverside Cheshire Housing AssociationWimslow
Knowsley Borough CouncilStockbridge Village, Knowsley
Oldham MBCDerker and Stoneleigh
Bolton MBCGreat Lever, Hutton Lane, Deane
Manchester and Cheshire North British HousingGorton North, South and West, Manchester
Portsmouth City CouncilPaulsgrove and Wymering
Gosport Borough CouncilTown Ward
Milton Keynes CouncilFullers Slade
Adur District CouncilShoreham, Southwick and Fishergate
Slough Borough CouncilBritwell, Haymill and Lishmore Park Estate
Pavillion Housing AssociationNorth Town and Aldershot
Leeds City CouncilMiddleton Estate, Wythers Estate, Miles Hill Estate, Beckhill Estate, Potternewton Estate, Scott Hall Estate, South Seacroft, John O'Gaunts, Cottingley, Upper Beeston
Kirklees Metropolitan CouncilAlmondbury, Batley Town Centre, Holme Park, Bishop Court, Berry Brow, Botham Hall, Sycamore, Deighton and Bracken Hall, Moorside, Dewsbury Moor, Highfields and Gledholt, Howden Clough, London Park
Manor and Castle Development Trust, SheffieldFairleigh, Prince of Wales Road, Manor Park
Barnsley Community Safety PartnershipSheffield Road/Doncaster Road, Kendray, Worsborough Dale and Bridge
Goodwin Resource Centre AssociationThornton, Hull
North West Leicestershire District CouncilGreenhill Estate, Coalville
Nottingham City Council, Clfton and Wiford Area CommitteeClifton
WansbeckNorthumberland
South Tyneside MBCSouth Tyneside
Gateshead MBCGateshead
William Sutton TrustLinthorpe Estate, Middlesbrough
Sedgefield District CouncilNewton Aycliffe
Home Housing AssociationPlains Farm, Sunderland
North Tyneside CouncilNorth Tyneside
Plymouth City CouncilDrake and Sutton Wards
Kerrier District Council/policeMullion, Kerrier District
Huntingdonshire Housing PartnershipOxmoor Estate, Huntingdon
Stevenage Borough CouncilBedwell, Shephall and Monkswood
Optima Community AssociationAttwood Green, Birminghan
Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough CouncilParkfields, Whitmore Reans, Pendeford
Walsall Housing Regeneration AgencyBrownhills, Caldmore, Palfrey, Darleston, Willenhall
Merthyr Tydfil County BoroughMerthyr Dowlais Ward
Cardiff Community Housing AssociationAdamsdown Lane Estate, Cardiff
Gwynedd CouncilMaes Barcer Estate Caernarfon
Caerphilly County BoroughGilfach and Graig y Rhacca
City and Council of Swansea CouncilHafod Area, Swansea
London Borough of SuttonWrytheGrn/WandleValley
London Borough of Tower HamletsBethnal Green/Victoria Park
London Borough of HackneyFrampton Park/Morningside
Network Housing AssociationNeasden, Brent
London Borough of HaveringHarold Hill and South Havering
Hyde NorthsideRosetower
Willow Park Housing TrustBenchill
Trafford MBCPartington and Carrington
Wirral Borough CouncilConnaught Estate
Burnley Borough CouncilBarclay, Coal Clough and Burnley Wood
Tameside MBCAshton
Wyre Borough CouncilWyre
Manchester Methodist Housing AssociationLongridge and Shaw Heath Estate
William Sutton TrustBreightmet and Bolton
Bury MBCEast Ward, Bury
Trafford MBCOld Trafford
Wigan MBCWorsley Mesnes North
Manchester HousingNorth Manchester
Salford City CouncilThe Valley Estate
Vale of White Horse District CouncilSouth Abingdon Estate
Aylesbury Vale District CouncilMeadowcroft/Quarrendon
Horsham District CouncilAshington Parish
Canterbury City CouncilNorthgate, Hersden and Harbour Ward
Guildford Borough CouncilAsh and Stoke
Hastings Borough CouncilHollington
Sheffield City CouncilLowedges, Jordanthorpe, Batemoor, Darnall/Stainforth Road,
Doncaster Borough CouncilMexborough
Wakefield District Community Safety PartnershipChequerfield Estate, Pontefract
Rotherham Community Safety PartnershipRawmarsh East
FCH Housing and CareCrewton Gardens Estate
Greater Humberstone Management Group and Leicester City CouncilGreater Humberstone
Boston Community Safety PartnershipBoston
Stockton on Tees B.C.North Hornaby/Hardwick
Darlington B.C.Darlington
Exeter City CouncilSt. Davids, St. James, Newton and Polshoe Wards
Avon and Somerset ConstabularyParishes within the four Districts
Dacorum Borough CouncilBennetts End and Corner Hill
Norwich City CouncilSouth East Norwich
Balsall Heath ForumBalsall Heath, Birmingham
Stoke on Trent City CouncilBentilee and Berryhill
Wyre Forest Community Safety PartnershipBroadwaters, Kidderminster
Focus Housing GroupHillfields, Coventry
Newport County Borough CouncilBroadmead and Moorland Park ( Lliswerry Ward)
Richmond Borough CouncilCouncil Housing stock
Ealing FHA Ltd.North Acton and Isleworth
Newham Borough CouncilCouncil housing stock
Notting Hill Housing TrustDalgarno, Kensington
Lancaster West EMBLadbroke Grove
London Borough of Lambeth3 areas
London Borough of HarrowWealdstone
London Borough of CamdenGospel Oak
Hackney Est Man. and Dev.Stamford Hill
Hackney Est Man. and Dev.Kingsland
Poplar HARCAPoplar 4 areas
Pimlico Village Housing Co-opLillington/Longmore Gardens, Westminster
CongletonBorough
Carlisle City CouncilRaffles, Botcherby and Harraby
Home Housing AssociationFlimby
Safer MerseysideMerseyside
Liverpool City CouncilDovecot, Smithdown, Kensington and Anfield
Pendle Borough CouncilBradley and Vivary Bridge
Cheshire County CouncilCheshire
Sefton MBCSouth Sefton
St. Helens MBCSt. Helens
Chester District Housing TrustKingsway, Chester
Halton Borough CouncilHough Green
Wealden District CouncilTown Farm Estate, Hailsham
Chiltern District CouncilChesham
Parchment Housing GroupStakes Ward
Medway CouncilCentral Gillingham, Central Chatham, Frindsbury
Thanet District CouncilNorthdown Park Area and Newington Ward
Shepway District CouncilFolkestone
Tandridge District CouncilBletchingley
Sovereign Housing AssociationHunters Hill/Omers Rise Area, Burghfield Common
Shaftesbury Housing AssociationCannock Lawn
Ealing Family Housing Association Ltd.Amersham Road Estate, Reading
Southwight Housing AssociationIsle of Wight
Elmbridge Housing TrustNorth Walton Area
Epsom and Ewell Borough CouncilWatersedge and Longmead Estates
Isle of Wight Association Ltd.Chale Green Estate
Southampton City CouncilNortham Estate, Nicholstown/Newtown/Radcliffe Road
Brighton and Hove CouncilEast Brighton
Burley and Hyde Park Community Safety ProjectBurley and Hyde Park
Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilBierley, Holmewood, Wyke, Delph Hill, Buttershaw, Parkside, Allerton, Scholemoor, Canterbury, Howarth Road, Westroyd, Bradford Moor, Fagley, Thorpe Edge, Woodhouse
Preston Road PartnershipPreston Road
PROBE Ltd.Marfleet
North East Lincolnshire CouncilGrimsby (Nunsthorpe, Bradley Park, Grange, Yarborough)
Leeds Federated Housing AssociationBeeston Hill
Boston Mayflower Ltd., Boston Borough Council, Boston Community Safety PartnershipBoston
Ashfield Partnership Against CrimeWelbeck Estate, Coxmoor Estate, Leamington Estate
Broxtowe Borough Council Community Safety PartnershipBroxtowe
Derby City Crime and Disorder PartnershipRosehill and Pear Tree
Ollerton and Boughton Town CouncilBoughton
South Derbyshire Crime and Disorder PartnershipSouth Derbyshire
South Kesteven District CouncilNew Beacon Community Info. Centre
Walbrook Housing AssociationHartington Street
Walbrook Housing AssociationPoets Corner
Bolsover District CouncilBolsover
District of EasingtonPeterlee/Seaham
Newcastle City CouncilByker/Heaton
Middlesbrough CouncilMiddlesbrough
Middlesbrough CouncilPallister Park/Berwick Hills
Home Housing AssociationArthurs Hill, Newcastle
Grangetown Residents AssociationGrangetown
Derwentside District CouncilDerwentside
Redcar and ClevelandBrotton/Eston/Whale Hill
S. Somerset District CouncilC. Yeovil and Chard
Caradon District CouncilSaltash (part)
Sovereign Housing AssociationTotnes (part)
North Somerset District CouncilTwo police beats in Weston-Super-Mare
Devon and Cornwall Housing AssociationBarne Barton Estate, Plymouth
Rochford District CouncilSt Andrews and Roche
Suffolk Heritage Housing AssociationLowestoft
Waveney District CouncilLowestoft
Bedford Borough CouncilBalliol Estate (Kempston), Shortstown, London Rd (Bedford), Carron Rd (Brickhill)
Luton Borough CouncilHightown and South, Bramingham, Sundon Park and Leagrave
Cambridge City CouncilCambridge City Centre
Flagship Housing GroupThetford and Brandon
Cambridgeshire ConstabularyPeterborough
Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk--Housing Services DepartmentWest Norfolk
South Beds District CouncilBedfordshire
Focus Housing GroupBordesley Green
Trident Housing AssociationFive Ways
Crime ConcernGreets Green
Spa Housing AssociationWestlands Estate, Droitwich Spa
Warwick District Community Safety ForumLeamington Old Town
Newcastle under Lyme HousingResidential area of the town ward of Newcastle
Rugby Borough CouncilLong Lawford
East Staffordshire Borough CouncilEton, Uxbridge, Waterside, Winshill, Uttoxeter Town
Telford and Wrekin CouncilWoodside, Donnington Wood, Brookside, Dawley, Hadley, College/Arleston
Accord Housing AssociationEastgate Street
Staffordshire Moorlands District CouncilLeek, Biddulph
Birmingham City CouncilKings Norton
Cardiff Community Safety PartnershipEly and Caerau
Torfaen County CouncilCwmbran
Isle of Anglesey County CouncilLlangefni
Rhondda Cynon Taff County BoroughCynon Valley
Gwalia Homes Housing Association Ltd.Clase
Neath Port Talbot County CouncilSandsfields and Upper Apan Valley
Flintshire County CouncilBuckley Deeside Flint Holywell and Mold
Glamorgan and Gwent HASt. Mellons, East Cardiff
Conwy County Borough CouncilTowyn, Llandudno, Kinmel Bay, Colwyn Bay
CarmarthenshireGlanymor, Tyisha, Llwynhendy

Question (b): All successful bids and their organisers:


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OrganisationLocation
London Borough of LewishamHonor Oak
London Borough of HillingdonHayes/West Drayton
Southern HomesHackney
London Borough of MertonLavender/PhBrdg/Poll Hill
Southwark CouncilBermondsey
London Borough of BarnetGraeme Park
London Borough of HounslowCranford/Brentford/Hounslow
Liverpool Housing TrustDymchurch Estate, Liverpool
West Lancs District CouncilSkelmersdale, Liverpool
Eldonian Group Ltd.Everton and Breckfield
Manchester Methodist Housing AssociationLongsight and Levenshulme, Manchester
Irwell Valley Housing AssociationSale West
Derwent and Solway Housing AssociationMoorclose and Westfield, Workington
Riverside Cheshire Housing AssociationWimslow
Knowsley Borough CouncilStockbridge Village, Knowsley
Oldham MBCDerker and Stoneleigh
Bolton MBCGreat Lever, Hutton Lane, Deane
Manchester and Cheshire North British HousingGorton North, South and West, Manchester
Portsmouth City CouncilPaulsgrove and Wymering
Gosport Borough CouncilTown Ward
Milton Keynes CouncilFullers Slade
Adur District CouncilShoreham, Southwick and Fishergate
Slough Borough CouncilBritwell, Haymill and Lishmore Park Estate
Pavillion Housing AssociationNorth Town and Aldershot
Leeds City CouncilMiddleton Estate, Wythers Estate, Miles Hill Estate, Beckhill Estate, Potternewton Estate, Scott Hall Estate, South Seacroft, John O'Gaunts, Cottingley, Upper Beeston
Kirklees Metropolitan CouncilAlmondbury, Batley Town Centre, Holme Park, Bishop Court, Berry Brow, Botham Hall, Sycamore, Deighton and Bracken Hall, Moorside, Dewsbury Moor, Highfields and Gledholt, Howden Clough, London Park,
Manor and Castle Development Trust, SheffieldFairleigh, Prince of Wales Road, Manor Park
Barnsley Community Safety PartnershipSheffield Road/Doncaster Road, Kendray, Worsborough Dale and Bridge
Goodwin Resource Centre AssociationThornton, Hull
North West Leicestershire District CouncilGreenhill Estate, Coalville
Nottingham City Council, Clfton and Wiford Area CommitteeClifton
WansbeckNorthumberland
South Tyneside MBCSouth Tyneside
Gateshead MBCGateshead
William Sutton TrustLinthorpe Estate, Middlesbrough
Sedgefield District CouncilNewton Aycliffe
Home Housing AssociationPlains Farm, Sunderland
North Tyneside CouncilNorth Tyneside
Plymouth City CouncilDrake and Sutton Wards
Kerrier District Council/policeMullion, Kerrier District
Huntingdonshire Housing PartnershipOxmoor Estate, Huntingdon
Stevenage Borough CouncilBedwell, Shephall and Monkswood
Optima Community AssociationAttwood Green, Birminghan
Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough CouncilParkfields, Whitmore Reans, Pendeford
Walsall Housing Regeneration AgencyBrownhills, Caldmore, Palfrey, Darleston, Willenhall
Merthyr Tydfil County BoroughMerthyr Dowlais Ward
Cardiff Community Housing AssociationAdamsdown Lane Estate, Cardiff
Gwynedd CouncilMaes Barcer Estate Caernarfon
Caerphilly County BoroughGilfach and Graig y Rhacca
City and Council of SwanseaHafod Area, Swansea

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