Ring-Fenced Grants

Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the Ring-Fenced grants available to local authorities in each year since 1997. [96909]

The information is as follows:

List of Ring-Fenced and Special Grants available in each Financial year

The definition of ring-fencing used was updated last year to reflect the types of grant we now have. Some grants previously classified as ring-fenced are no longer classified in this way. The key distinction we make is that ring-fenced grants restrict local authority spending. For completeness the following list includes all special grants inside Aggregate External Finance. Those marked with an asterisk are not ring-fenced. Further details of classifications are in an annex to the freedoms and flexibilities announcement of 26 November.

1997–98

Education

Education Support and Training
Travellers' Children
Ethnic Minorities
Specialist Schools

PSS¹

Community Care special grants
AIDS/HIV
Social Services Training
Mental Illness
Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Guardians ad Litem
Ethnic Minorities
Secure Accommodation
Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children

EPCS²

Council Tax Benefit Administration^*
Ethnic Minorities
Civil Defence
Sheltered Employment
Magistrates Courts
Probation
Metropolitan Railways Passenger Services
National Parks^*
Housing Benefit Administration^*

¹ Personal and Social Services

² Environmental, Protective and Cultural Services

1998–99

Education

Standards Fund
Education of Travellers and Displaced Persons
Ethnic Minorities
Specialist Schools
Under 5 Education

PSS

Community Care special grants
AIDS/HIV
Social Services Training
Mental Illness
Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Ethnic Minorities
Secure Accommodation
Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children

EPCS

Council Tax Benefit Administration^*
London Organised Fraud Investigation Team
Civil Defence
Supported Employment
Magistrates Courts
Probation
National Parks and Broads^*
Housing Benefit Administration^*
Metropolitan Railways Passenger Services

Other

Private Finance Initiative

1999–2000

Education

Class Size Reductions
Provision for under 5's
3-year-olds
Ethnic Minorities
Standards Fund and Other

PSS

Promoting Independence
Mental Health
Children's Services
Training Support Programme AIDS Support
Drugs and Alcohol Misusers

EPCS

Council Tax Benefit Administration^*
Offender Programmes
Magistrates Courts
Rural Bus Services
Employment Service Programmes
Civil Defence
National Parks and Broads^*
Housing Benefit Admin^*
Metropolitan Railways Passenger Services

Other

Private Finance Initiative^*

2000–01 Education

Standards Fund
Class Size Reductions
Provision for under 5's
3-year-olds
Teachers' Green Paper Special Grant

PSS

Partnership Grant
Mental Health
Children's Services
Carers' Grant
Social Services Training
Prevention Grant
HIV/AIDS
Alcohol and Drugs Misuse
Secure Accommodation

EPCS

Council Tax Benefit Administration^*
Offender Programmes
Magistrates Courts
Rural Bus Services
Employment Service Programme
Civil Defence
National Parks and Broads^*
Housing Benefit Administration^*
Metropolitan Passenger Services

Other

Private Finance Initiative^*

2001–02 Education

Class Size Reductions
3-year-olds
Standards Fund and Other
Teacher's Green Paper
Post Consultation Special

PSS

Training
AIDS/HIV
Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Mental Health
Secure Accommodation
Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children
Children's Services Grant
Carers Grant

Police

Rural Policing
Airwaves Communication Project
Crime Fighting Fund

EPCS

Housing Benefit Administration^*
Community Charge Benefit Administration^*
Rural Bus Services
National Parks Grant^*
Civil Defence
Magistrates Courts

Other

Private Finance Initiative^*

2002–03 Education

Standards Fund
School Standards Grant^*
Teachers' Pay Reform Grant
Education Maintenance Allowance
Childcare Grant
Nursery Education Grant
Post-16 Budget Support Grant

PSS

Carers Grant
Training Support Programme
Promoting Independence Grant
Residential Allowance Grant
Building Care Capacity Grant
Performance Fund
Children's Services Grant
Care Direct
Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services
young People's Substance Misuse Planning Grant
Teenage Pregnancy Local Implementation Grant
Secure Accommodation
Deferred Payment Grant
Mental Health Grant
AIDS Support Grant

Police

Rural Policing
Airwaves Communication Project
Crime Fighting Fund
Metropolitan Police Special Payment
Transitional Grant

EPCS

Council Tax Benefit Administration^*
Magistrates Courts
Rural Bus Subsidy
Rural Bus Challenge
Urban Bus Challenge
National Parks and Broads^*
Housing Benefit Administration^*

Other

Private Finance Initiative^*
Neighbourhood Renewal Fund^*

2003–04 Education

Standards Fund
Excellence in Cities^*
School Standards Grant
Teachers' Pay Reform
Childcare
Leadership Incentive
Intervention in Failing LEAs

PSS

Carers
Training Support
National Training Strategy
Preserved Rights^*
Performance
Children's Services
Human Resources Development Strategy
Access and Systems Capacity
Care Direct
Children and Adolescent Mental Health
young People's Substance Misuse Planning
Teenage Pregnancy Local Implementation
Deferred Payment
Mental Health
AIDS Support

Police

Crime Fighting Fund
Outer London Pay Read
Rural Policing Fund
Police Negotiating Board
DNA
Basic Command Units
London and South East Allowance
London Travel
Community Support Officers
Officer Retention Over 30 ears
Special Constables
Occupational Health
Street Crime Initiative
Reform Deal
Non Emergency Number
National Intelligence Model
Counter Terrorism
Airwaves Communication Project

EPS

Council Tax Benefit Administration^*
Housing Benefit Administration^*
Civil Defence
Fridges^*
Waste Re-Cycling Challenge
Personalised Travel Pilot
Travel Plan Bursaries
Probation Loan Charges
Neighbourhood Wardens
Planning Development^*
Magistrates Courts
Rural Bus Subsidy
Rural Bus Challenge
Urban Bus Challenge
National Parks and Broads^*
Supporting People

Other

Private Finance Initiative^*
Neighbourhood Renewal Fund^*
GLA General Grant^*
LPSA Reward Grant^*

Volume 401: debated on Tuesday 18 March 2003