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Temporary Accommodation (Children)
Mr. Willis: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many children were living in temporary accommodation in each year since 1997, broken down by region; and if he will make a statement. [178148]
Yvette Cooper: Information on the number of children living in temporary accommodation is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Information on the number of households that contain dependent children and/or expectant mothers in various types of temporary accommodation has been collected since March 2002. The following table shows this information by Government Office Region for all eight quarters since March 2002.
| 2002 | 2003 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | June | September | December | March | June | September | December | |
| North East(21) | 270 | 440 | 1,220 | 280 | 220 | 300 | 250 | 360 |
| North West | 990 | 1,110 | 1,200 | 1,130 | 1,230 | 1,280 | 1,450 | 1,220 |
| Yorkshire and Number | 800 | 970 | 960 | 1,080 | 1,160 | 1,190 | 1,140 | 1,120 |
| East Midlands | 1,350 | 1,620 | 1,560 | 1,500 | 1,650 | 1,770 | 1,890 | 1,930 |
| West Midlands | 1,030 | 800 | 1,100 | 800 | 870 | 860 | 1,090 | 1,130 |
| East of England | 3,840 | 3,710 | 3,850 | 4,030 | 4,740 | 5,070 | 5,460 | 4,990 |
| London | 20,860 | 26,320 | 31,190 | 29,120 | 31,100 | 31,400 | 33,660 | 34,380 |
| South East | 7,560 | 8,270 | 9,110 | 7,310 | 8,760 | 9,170 | 8,800 | 8,540 |
| South West | 3,110 | 3,710 | 4,030 | 2,740 | 3,350 | 4,250 | 4,100 | 3,480 |
| England(22) | 39,810 | 46,950 | 54,220 | 47,980 | 53,070 | 55,280 | 57,840 | 57,140 |
(20) Households in accommodation arranged by local authorities pending inquiries or after being accepted as homeless under the 1996 Act (including any residual cases under the 1985 Act).
(21) Figures for December 2002 onwards reflect changes in lettings policies by a local authority in the region.
(22) Totals may not equal the sum of components because of rounding.
Urban Regeneration
Mr. Edward Davey: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what funding has been allocated to the Liveability Fund for financial year (a) 2004–05 and (b) 2005–06, broken down by region; and what funding plans are in place to continue the work of the Liveability Fund from financial year 2005–06 onwards. [178107]
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Keith Hill: The Liveability Fund allocations, by region, for these two years are as follows:
| Region | 2004–05 | 2005–06 |
|---|---|---|
| East of England | 4,310,500 | 4,425,000 |
| East Midlands | 4,010,000 | 4,030,000 |
| London | 4,680,000 | 4,555,000 |
| North East | 3,664,730 | 3,760,000 |
| North West | 4,170,000 | 4,170,000 |
| South East | 4,692,400 | 4,105,000 |
| South West | 4,534,640 | 4,425,000 |
| West Midlands | 4,769,636 | 4,650,000 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 4,441,000 | 4,380,000 |
| Total | 39,272,906 | 38,500,000 |
Funding plans for future years are currently under consideration as part of the on-going 2004 Spending Review.
Mr. Edward Davey: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what funding from (a) his Department and (b) non-departmental public bodies has been allocated to urban regeneration companies for financial year (i) 2005–06 and (ii) 2006–07. [178149]
Keith Hill: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister does not provide funding directly to any urban regeneration company (URC). All funding is provided by the partners in each URC. This usually comprises the Regional Development Agency (RDA), the local authority or authorities, and English Partnerships (EP). The following table shows the revenue funding that EP and the various RDAs estimate will be allocated to the individual URCs for 2005–06 and 2006–07, based on current projections. Capital funding for development projects is not normally provided to the URCs themselves; expenditure on projects is incurred by the partners on the basis of agreed strategies in pursuit of URC objectives.
Note:
The West Lakes URC does not receive revenue funding from English Partnerships (EP). All other figures are collated EP and Regional Development Agency estimates. Where appropriate, the figures include funding to cover non-recoverable VAT.
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HOME DEPARTMENT
Action Against Business Crime Group
Mr. Martyn Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which towns and communities in Wales have benefited from Action Against Business Crime Group grants; and how much grant has been allocated to each town or community, broken down by constituency. [177205]
Paul Goggins: The Action Against Business Crime Group has not yet allocated funds to any individual towns or communities. The Home Office agreed a contract with the British Retail Consortium to set up the Action against Business Crime Group in March 2004 and Government funding has been provided to enable the Group to set up partnerships in priority locations. The Home Office will work with the Group to identify the criteria for priority locations, but it will be for them to decide how best to allocate the funding provided in order to meet the agreed outcomes.
Antisocial Behaviour Orders
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders were (a) sought and (b) achieved in each district council area in Gloucestershire for each year since the introduction of this legislation. [178462]
Ms Blears: Antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) have been available, on application to the magistrates courts, since 1 April 1999. The Police Reform Act 2002 authorised the magistrates courts and the Crown court to issue ASBOs on conviction, and the county courts (from 1 April 2003) to issue ASBOs on application, alongside other proceedings. Information, as notified to the Home Office, is given in the table, by local authority area and result, up to 31 December 2003 (latest available), on the number of ASBOs within Gloucestershire.
n/a = Not applicable.
(23) From 1 April 1999 to 31 May 2DOO data were collected by police force area on ASBO numbers only. During this period no ASBOs were reported to the Home Office for Gloucestershire.
(24) Only covers applications dealt with by 31 December 2003.
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Tom Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been (a) sought and (b) granted in the Greater London area; and if he will make a statement. [177818]
Ms Blears: Antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) have been available, on application to the magistrates courts, since 1 April 1999. The Police Reform Act 2002 authorised the magistrates courts and the Crown court to issue ASBOs on conviction, and the county courts (from 1 April 2003) to issue ASBOs on application, alongside other proceedings. Information, as notified to the Home Office, is given in the table, by result, up to 31 December 2003 (latest available), on the number of ASBOs within Greater London.
| ASBOs on application | Number |
|---|---|
| Total applications | 121 |
| Total refused | 9 |
| Total issued | 112 |
| ASBOs on conviction | |
| Total issued | 42 |
| Total issued on application/on conviction | 154 |
Mrs. Fitzsimons: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued in the parliamentary constituency of Rochdale. [178507]
Ms Blears: Antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) have been available to the courts since 1 April 1999. From commencement, up to 31 December 2003 (latest available), the Home Office has been notified of 20 ASBOs issued within the Rochdale metropolitan borough council area, in which the constituency of Rochdale is located.
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