To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much has been spent by the New Deal for Communities programme since its inception; and what estimate he has made of the number of people assisted by the programme.

[Official Report, 22 February 2010, Vol. 506, c. 276W.]

Letter of correction from Ms Rosie Winterton:

An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Falmouth and Camborne (Julia Goldsworthy) on 22 February 2010. I have notified the MP of the error.

The error was in the 3^rd line of the answer and read 797,100 when it should have been 385,815.

The full answer given was as follows. (317910)

Between 2000-01 and 2007-08 (the last year for which audited accounts are available) NDC Partnerships reported that they have spent £1,559 million in grant funding. The latest figures available estimate that there were 797,100 people living in NDC areas in 2007.

Note:

Population figures from: Sheffield Hallam University’s Centre for Regional and Economic and Social Research.

The correct answer should have been:

Between 2000-01 and 2007-08 (the last year for which audited accounts are available) NDC Partnerships reported that they have spent £1,559 million in grant funding. The latest figures available estimate that there were 385,815 people living in NDC areas in 2007.

Note:

Population figures from: Sheffield Hallam University’s Centre for Regional and Economic and Social Research.