I have been asked to reply.
The Government do not, in the main, collect specific information on local authority funding for activities run by young people as these initiatives are run at the discretion of local authorities. The Youth Opportunity Fund and the Youth Capital Fund are the exception to this as they are ring fenced outside Local Area Agreements for the period April 2006 to March 2008. I am responding to the question raised from the perspective of the Youth Opportunity Fund (YOF) and the Youth Capital Fund (YCF) which were introduced in April 2006.
The YOF and the YCF were a Youth Green Paper commitment to young people to give them control and influence over activities and facilities in their local neighbourhood. Central to the conditions for the use of both funds is the role of young people as grant givers and decision makers and as project leaders bidding for funds to spend on activities in their local area.
Resources of £62 million for 2006-07 and 2007-08 were proposed in the Youth Green Paper for both funds. Additional funding of £53 million was made available through the Chancellor’s 2005 pre-Budget report making a total of £115 million over the two years from April 2006.
Local authority YOF and YCF YOF 5 per cent. of both with £15,000 floor Both - (N) City of London 100,000 50,000 15,000 85,000 Isles of Scilly 100,000 50,000 15,000 85,000 Rutland 100,000 50,000 15,000 85,000 Bracknell Forest 155,000 90,000 15,000 140,000 Poole 155,000 90,000 15,000 140,000 Torbay 155,000 90,000 15,000 140,000 Hartlepool 155,000 90,000 15,000 140,000 Darlington 155,000 90,000 15,000 140,000 Slough 156,359 90,000 15,000 141,359 City of York 159,913 90,000 15,000 144,913 Windsor and Maidenhead 160,905 90,000 15,000 145,905 Kingston Upon Thames 162,201 90,000 15,000 147,201 Isle of Wight 162,267 90,000 15,000 147,267 Bournemouth 162,404 90,000 15,000 147,404 Wokingham 162,721 90,000 15,000 147,721 West Berkshire 165,508 90,000 15,000 150,508 Herefordshire 165,973 90,000 15,000 150,973 Reading 169,120 90,685 15,000 154,120 Thurrock 169,331 90,798 15,000 154,331 Richmond Upon Thames 169,643 90,965 15,000 154,643 Blackpool 174,748 93,703 15,000 159,748 Bath and North East Somerset 174,998 93,837 15,000 159,998 Southend on Sea 175,877 94,308 15,000 160,877 Halton 176,914 94,864 15,000 161,914 North Lincolnshire 179,416 96,206 15,000 164,416 North Somerset 182,095 97,642 15,000 167.095 Bury 186,453 99,979 15,000 171,453 Hammersmith and Fulham 189,114 101,406 15,000 174,114 Warrington 189,829 101,789 15,000 174,829 Blackburn with Darwen 191,193 102,521 15,000 176,193 Telford and Wrekin 192,644 103,299 15,000 177,644 Gateshead 199,906 107,193 15,000 184,906 Trafford 200,753 107,647 15,000 185,753 Redcar and Cleveland 201,450 108,021 15,000 186,450 South Tyneside 206,224 110,581 15,000 191,224 Swindon 207,415 111,219 15,000 192,415 North Tyneside 207,494 111,261 15,000 192,494 Sutton 213,254 114,350 15,000 198,254 Merton 213,390 114,423 15,000 198,390 Harrow 215,625 115,622 15,000 200,625 St. Helens 221,882 118,976 15,000 206,882 Calderdale 227,459 121,967 15,000 212,459 Havering 229,028 122,809 15,000 214,028 City of Peterborough 231,215 123,981 15,000 216,215 Barking and Dagenham 235,799 126,439 15,000 220,799 Portsmouth 237,404 127,300 15,000 222,404 North East Lincolnshire 237,445 127,322 15,000 222,445 Solihull 238,618 127,951 15,000 223,618 Camden 240,689 129,061 15,000 225,689 Luton 243,180 130,397 15,000 228,180 Stockton on Tees 244,234 130,962 15,000 229,234 Kensington and Chelsea 244,731 131,229 15,000 229,731 Milton Keynes 244,766 131,247 15,000 229,766 Redbridge 246,980 132,434 15,000 231,980 Bexley 247,881 132,918 15,000 232,881 South Gloucestershire 247,954 132,957 15,000 232,954 Middlesbrough 249,277 133,666 15,000 234,277 Islington 254,288 136,353 15,000 239,288 Knowsley 257,624 138,142 15,000 242,624 Southampton 258,553 138,641 15,000 243,553 Barnsley 261,047 139,977 15,000 246,047 Brighton and Hove 262,730 140,880 15,000 247,730 Shropshire 268,075 143,746 15,000 253,075 Rochdale 271,047 145,340 15,000 256,047 Hounslow 261,767 145,726 15,000 258,787 Wandsworth 273,110 146,446 15,000 258,110 Medway 280,139 150,215 15,000 265,139 City of Derby 240,478 150,403 15,000 265,489 Tameside 281,457 150,922 15,000 266,457 City of Westminster 293,088 157,158 15,000 278,088 East Riding of Yorks 295,711 158,565 15,000 280,711 Stoke on Trent 296,771 159,133 15,000 281,771 City of Plymouth 297,171 159,348 15,000 282,171 Stockport 298,431 150,023 15,000 283,431 Oldham 299,191 160,431 15,000 284,191 Hackney 300,081 160,908 15,000 285,081 Salford 300,713 161,247 15,000 285,713 Lambeth 307,027 164,633 15,000 292,027 Bromley 310,899 166,709 15,000 295,899 Waltham Forest 322,196 172,766 15,000 307,196 Sefton 322,787 173,084 15,000 307,787 Wolverhampton 327,875 175,812 15,000 312,875 Ealing 328,989 176,409 15,000 313,989 Rotherham 332,305 178,187 15,000 317,305 Brent 332,412 178,245 15,000 317,412 Newcastle upon Tyne 334,792 179,521 15,000 319,792 Northumberland 335,331 179,810 15,000 320,331 Haringey 345,598 185,315 15,000 330,598 Dorset 346,976 186,054 15,000 331,978 Bolton 348,387 186,811 15,000 333,387 Dudley 353,222 189,404 15,000 338,222 Wigan 353,653 189,634 15,000 338,653 Hillingdon 359,899 192,877 15,000 344,699 Enfield 365,068 195,755 15,178 349,890 Wakefield 366,247 196,387 15,227 351,020 Lewisham 368,675 197,690 15,328 353,348 Barnet 372,156 199,556 15,472 356,684 Newham 374,437 200,779 15,567 358,870 Sunderland 374,579 200,855 15,573 359,006 Croydon 387,612 207,844 16,115 371,497 Greenwich 388,812 208,487 16,165 372,647 Doncaster 390,495 209,390 16,235 374,260 Walsall 391,425 209,888 16,273 375,151 Wirral 392,513 210,472 16,319 376,194 Tower Hamlets 395,743 212,204 16,453 379,290 Coventry 399,459 214,196 16,607 382,852 Wiltshire 402,925 216,055 16,752 386,173 Southwark 413,557 221,756 17,194 396,363 City of Hull 416,047 223,091 17,297 398,750 Bedfordshire 423,926 227,316 17,625 406,301 Kirklees 428,162 229,587 17,801 410,361 City of Nottingham 431,464 231,358 17,938 413,526 Buckinghamshire 433,048 232,207 18,004 415,044 Sandwell 438,459 235,109 18,229 420,230 City of Leicester 450,151 241,378 18,715 431,436 Cornwall 477,634 256,115 19,858 457,776 City of Bristol 484,474 259,783 20,142 464,332 Warwickshire 494,870 265,357 20,574 474,296 Somerset 498,999 267,571 20,746 478,253 Cumbria 506,055 271,355 21,039 485,016 East Sussex 509,128 273,003 21,167 487,961 Worcestershire 526,605 282,374 21,894 504,711 North Yorkshire 527,627 282,922 21,936 505.691 Cambridgeshire 535,051 286,903 22,245 512,807 Gloucestershire 543,472 291,418 22,595 520,877 Durham 578,162 310,020 24,037 554,125 Leicestershire 607,705 325,861 25,265 582,440 Sheffield 614,838 329,686 25,562 589,276 Lincolnshire 633,848 339,879 26,352 607,495 Devon 636,531 341,318 26464 610,067 Suffolk 639,338 342,823 26,580 612,757 Cheshire 640,279 343,328 26,620 613,659 Manchester 642,890 34,728 26,728 616,162 Oxfordshire 645,638 346,201 26,842 618,795 Bradford 675,118 362,009 28,068 647,050 Northamptonshire 704,206 377,607 29,277 675,929 West Sussex 725,534 389,043 30,164 695,370 Derbyshire 729,998 391,437 30,350 699,649 Norfolk 788,108 422,596 32,766 755,342 Liverpool 805,079 431,696 33,471 771,608 Staffordshire 841,860 451,419 35,000 806,860 Nottinghamshire 852,781 457,275 35,454 817,327 Leeds 924,863 495,926 38,451 886,412 Surrey 1,096,766 588,104 45,598 1,051,168 Hampshire 1,108,271 594,273 46,076 1,062,194 Hertfordshire 1,112,809 596,706 46,265 1,066,544 Lancashire 1,226,930 657,899 51,010 1,175,920 Essex 1,323,482 709,672 55,024 1,268,458 Kent 1,369,588 734,395 56,941 1,312,647 Birmingham 1,464,197 785,126 60,874 1,403,323 England 57,250,000 30,750,000 2,862,500 54,387,500 Note: £250,000 for each year for the evaluation of YOF and YCF (= £31,000,000 YOF budget)