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] Mr. Raynsford 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 TrainingTravellers' ChildrenEthnic MinoritiesSpecialist Schools PSS1 Community Care special grantsAIDS/HIVSocial Services TrainingMental IllnessDrug and Alcohol AbuseGuardians ad LitemEthnic MinoritiesSecure AccommodationUnaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children EPCS2 Council Tax Benefit Administration*Ethnic MinoritiesCivil DefenceSheltered EmploymentMagistrates CourtsProbationMetropolitan Railways Passenger ServicesNational Parks*Housing Benefit Administration* 1 Personal and Social Services 2 Environmental, Protective and Cultural Services 1998–99 Education Standards FundEducation of Travellers and Displaced PersonsEthnic MinoritiesSpecialist SchoolsUnder 5 Education PSS Community Care special grantsAIDS/HIVSocial Services TrainingMental IllnessDrug and Alcohol AbuseEthnic MinoritiesSecure AccommodationUnaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children EPCS Council Tax Benefit Administration*London Organised Fraud Investigation TeamCivil DefenceSupported EmploymentMagistrates CourtsProbationNational Parks and Broads*Housing Benefit Administration*Metropolitan Railways Passenger Services Other Private Finance Initiative 1999–2000 Education Class Size ReductionsProvision for under 5's3-year-oldsEthnic MinoritiesStandards Fund and Other PSS Promoting IndependenceMental HealthChildren's ServicesTraining Support Programme AIDS SupportDrugs and Alcohol Misusers EPCS Council Tax Benefit Administration*Offender ProgrammesMagistrates CourtsRural Bus ServicesEmployment Service ProgrammesCivil DefenceNational Parks and Broads*Housing Benefit Admin*Metropolitan Railways Passenger Services Other Private Finance Initiative* 2000–01 Education Standards FundClass Size ReductionsProvision for under 5's3-year-oldsTeachers' Green Paper Special Grant PSS Partnership GrantMental HealthChildren's ServicesCarers' GrantSocial Services TrainingPrevention GrantHIV/AIDSAlcohol and Drugs MisuseSecure Accommodation EPCS Council Tax Benefit Administration*Offender ProgrammesMagistrates CourtsRural Bus ServicesEmployment Service ProgrammeCivil DefenceNational Parks and Broads*Housing Benefit Administration*Metropolitan Passenger Services Other Private Finance Initiative* 2001–02 Education Class Size Reductions3-year-oldsStandards Fund and OtherTeacher's Green PaperPost Consultation Special PSS TrainingAIDS/HIVDrug and Alcohol AbuseMental HealthSecure AccommodationUnaccompanied Asylum Seeking ChildrenChildren's Services GrantCarers Grant Police Rural PolicingAirwaves Communication ProjectCrime Fighting Fund EPCS Housing Benefit Administration*Community Charge Benefit Administration*Rural Bus ServicesNational Parks Grant*Civil DefenceMagistrates Courts Other Private Finance Initiative* 2002–03 Education Standards FundSchool Standards Grant*Teachers' Pay Reform GrantEducation Maintenance AllowanceChildcare GrantNursery Education GrantPost-16 Budget Support Grant PSS Carers GrantTraining Support ProgrammePromoting Independence GrantResidential Allowance GrantBuilding Care Capacity GrantPerformance FundChildren's Services GrantCare DirectChildren and Adolescent Mental Health Servicesyoung People's Substance Misuse Planning GrantTeenage Pregnancy Local Implementation GrantSecure AccommodationDeferred Payment GrantMental Health GrantAIDS Support Grant Police Rural PolicingAirwaves Communication ProjectCrime Fighting FundMetropolitan Police Special PaymentTransitional Grant EPCS Council Tax Benefit Administration*Magistrates CourtsRural Bus SubsidyRural Bus ChallengeUrban Bus ChallengeNational Parks and Broads*Housing Benefit Administration* Other Private Finance Initiative*Neighbourhood Renewal Fund* 2003–04 Education Standards FundExcellence in Cities*School Standards GrantTeachers' Pay ReformChildcareLeadership IncentiveIntervention in Failing LEAs PSS CarersTraining SupportNational Training StrategyPreserved Rights*PerformanceChildren's ServicesHuman Resources Development StrategyAccess and Systems CapacityCare DirectChildren and Adolescent Mental Healthyoung People's Substance Misuse PlanningTeenage Pregnancy Local ImplementationDeferred PaymentMental HealthAIDS Support Police Crime Fighting FundOuter London Pay ReadRural Policing FundPolice Negotiating BoardDNABasic Command UnitsLondon and South East AllowanceLondon TravelCommunity Support OfficersOfficer Retention Over 30 earsSpecial ConstablesOccupational HealthStreet Crime InitiativeReform DealNon Emergency NumberNational Intelligence ModelCounter TerrorismAirwaves Communication Project EPS Council Tax Benefit Administration*Housing Benefit Administration*Civil DefenceFridges*Waste Re-Cycling ChallengePersonalised Travel PilotTravel Plan BursariesProbation Loan ChargesNeighbourhood WardensPlanning Development*Magistrates CourtsRural Bus SubsidyRural Bus ChallengeUrban Bus ChallengeNational Parks and Broads*Supporting People Other Private Finance Initiative*Neighbourhood Renewal Fund*GLA General Grant*LPSA Reward Grant*