To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he intends to issue regional guidance for the second round of bidding for the single regeneration budget. [33408]

The bidding guidance for the second round of the single regeneration budget challenge fund was issued on 12 April 1995 and partnerships wishing to submit bids were required to send outline bids to Government offices for the regions by 16 June. We do not intend to publish any further guidance.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much each regional government office has available to allocate for new single regeneration and budget schemes. [35471]

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for Local Government, Housing and Urban Regeneration to my hon. Friend the Member for Norfolk, North-West (Mr. Bellingham) on 15 June, Official Report, column 611.