Speeches

Gareth Thomas – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2016-10-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what loans have been issued for what purposes to Business Improvement Districts in each (a) region of the UK and (b) local authority area in each of the last two years; and if he will make a statement.

Andrew Percy

The Government is committed to Business Improvement Districts and the impact they have on their local areas.

We are keen to see the setting up of more Business Improvement Districts and we recognise that their development requires up front expenditure. In October 2013 we launched a £500,000 recyclable loan fund and have supported 20 areas with loans totalling £658,555. In the last two years the following loans have been issued to areas requesting support in setting up a Business Improvement District:

Area

Amount

Region

Local Authority

Cheltenham

£35,000

South West

Cheltenham Borough Council

Eastbourne

£41,000

South East

Eastbourne Borough Council

Hastings

£31,400

South East

Hastings Borough Council

Hexham

£40,000

North East

Northumberland County Council

Leicester

£50,000

East Midlands

Leicester City Cuncil

Lichfield

£20,000

West Midlands

Lichfield District Council

Milton Keynes

£35,000

South East

Milton Keynes Council

Oxted

£30,000

South East

Tandridge District Council

Poole

£42,000

South West

Poole Borough Council

Purley

£10,000

Greater London

London Borough of Croydon

Runcorn

£27,000

North West

Halton Borough Council

Watford

£49,822

East of England

Hertfordshire Borough Council

York

£30,000

Yorkshire and Humber

York City Council