Part 1 - a living countryside - objective and spendings
Objectives:
- To maintain and stimulate communities, and secure access to services which is equitable in all the circumstances, for those who live or work in the countryside.
- To facilitate the development of dynamic, competitive and sustainable economies in the countryside, tackling poverty in rural areas.
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| £m | 1996-7 | 2000-01 | Projected for 2003-4 | Projected 2001/2-2003/4 |
| Support for Small Schools | - | 60 | (note 1) | |
| Village Shops Rate Relief | - | 4 | (note 2) | |
| Countryside Agency (services/social exclusion) | n/a | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| Post Office Network improvements (partly rural) | £270m over 3 years | 270 | ||
| Community Services Fund | - | - | 8 | 15 |
| NHS Primary Care facilities in rural areas (capital expenditure including public-private partnerships) | up to £100m over 3 years | 100 | ||
| Police Modernisation Fund (rural) | - | 15 | 32 | 45 |
| Neighbourhood Renewal Fund | - | - | 6 | |
| Housing Corporation Approved Development Programme | 105 | 90 | 120 | 300 |
| Local Authority housing programmes (rural districts) | 245 | 360 | c £400m (note 3) | |
| Rural Bus Subsidy Grant | - | 33 | 48 | 132 |
| Rural Bus Challenge | - | 20 | 21 | 60 |
| Rural Transport Funds (Countryside Agency) | 1 | 6 | 12 | 32 |
| Parish Transport Fund | - | - | 8 | 15 |
| Note 1 Will continue but budget not yet set Note 2 Will increase in light of decisions on consultation (see 3.2.3) Note 3 Outcome depends on local authority investment decisions. Central Government support will be increased by 40% nationally over next 3 years. |
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19 May, 2005
Page published: 28 November, 2000