Regional Planning and Development Mr. Pickles To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when her response to the examination in the public report on the (a) South West and (b) East Midlands regional spatial strategies will be published. Mr. Dhanda The Secretary of State's Proposed Changes, which constitute the response to the Examination in Public Panel Report, for the South West and East Midlands are due to be published in spring 2008. Mr. Pickles To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what progress has been made on development of each of the regional spatial strategies; what the timetable for implementation of each is; and if she will make a statement. Mr. Dhanda The progress and timetable for the implementation of the RSSs are as follows. ------------------------------------------------------- | |Date of implementation| ------------------------------------------------------- |North East | | ------------------------------------------------------- |Proposed Changes Consultation |Spring 2008 | ------------------------------------------------------- |Issue of final RSS |Summer 2008 | ------------------------------------------------------- | | | ------------------------------------------------------- |North West | | ------------------------------------------------------- |Proposed Changes Consultation |Spring 2008 | ------------------------------------------------------- |Issue of final RSS |Summer 2008 | ------------------------------------------------------- | | | ------------------------------------------------------- |Yorkshire and Humber | | ------------------------------------------------------- |Issue of final RSS |Spring 2008 | ------------------------------------------------------- | | | ------------------------------------------------------- |East Midlands | | ------------------------------------------------------- |Proposed Changes Published |Spring 2008 | ------------------------------------------------------- |Proposed Changes Consultation |Summer 2008 | ------------------------------------------------------- |Issue of final RSS Autumn |Summer 2008 | ------------------------------------------------------- | | | ------------------------------------------------------- |West Midlands (Phase 2) | | ------------------------------------------------------- |Consultation on Draft RSS ends|Winter 2008 | ------------------------------------------------------- |EiP |Spring 2009 | ------------------------------------------------------- |Panel Report |Summer 2009 | ------------------------------------------------------- |Proposed Changes Published |Summer 2009 | ------------------------------------------------------- |Proposed Changes Consultation |Autumn 2009 | ------------------------------------------------------- |Issue of final RSS |Winter 2009 | ------------------------------------------------------- | | | ------------------------------------------------------- |East of England | | ------------------------------------------------------- |Issue of final RSS |Spring 2008 | ------------------------------------------------------- | | | ------------------------------------------------------- |South East | | ------------------------------------------------------- |Proposed Changes Published |Summer 2008 | ------------------------------------------------------- |Proposed Changes Consultation |Summer 2008 | ------------------------------------------------------- |Issue of final RSS |Winter 2009 | ------------------------------------------------------- | | | ------------------------------------------------------- |South West | | ------------------------------------------------------- |Proposed Changes Published |Spring 2008 | ------------------------------------------------------- |Proposed Changes Consultation |Summer 2008 | ------------------------------------------------------- |Issue of final RSS |Autumn 2008 | ------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Pickles To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what powers her Department and the regional government offices have to intervene in local authority targets setting the context of local area agreements. John Healey I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 17 December 2007, Official Report, columns 1157-1158W. Mr. Pickles To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what role she plays in approving or amending the final version of the regional spatial strategies of each government office region in England outside London. Mr. Dhanda The role the Secretary of State plays in approving and amending the final RSS is outlined in Planning Policy Statement 11—Regional Spatial Strategies. The Secretary of State receives the Examination in Public Panel Report and produces Proposed Changes which are subject to an eight-week consultation period. Having considered representations made, the final RSS incorporating any further changes is published together with a statement of reasons for any changes made. Mr. Pickles To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the names and addresses are of each Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnership; and how much funding is allocated to each in 2008-09. Mr. Dhanda The information requested is tabled as follows: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships |Allocation for 2008-09 (£)| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Midlands Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnership |5,327,000 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Regional Partnership Centre | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Albert House | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Quay Place | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Edward Street | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Birmingham B1 2RA | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Capital Ambition |5,702,000 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |London Councils | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |59½ Southwark Street | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |London SE1 0AL | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North West Improvement and Efficiency Partnership |5,952,000 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Waterside Drive | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Off Swan Meadow Road | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Wigan | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Lancashire WN3 5BA | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnership|4,753,000 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |18 King Street | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Wakefield WF1 2SQ | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |South East Improvement and Efficiency Partnership |7,190,000 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Tandridge District Council | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Station Road | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |East Oxted | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Surrey RH8 0BT | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Lift SW |5,678,000 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Suite 5 Stowey House | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Bridport Road | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Poundbury | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Dorchester DT1 3SB | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Improvement East |5,890,000 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Flempton House | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Flempton | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Bury St. Edmonds | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Suffolk IP28 6EG | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |East Midlands Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnership |5,303,000 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |47 Loughborough Road | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Bridgford | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Nottingham NG2 7QP | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North East Improvement and Efficiency Partnership |4,203,000 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |c/o Association of North East Councils | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Guildhall | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Quayside | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 3AF | | 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