DFID links local food production into nutrition programmes in several African countries. For example, DFID invested in Rwanda in local production of complementary food which is reducing stunting among children aged between 6-23 months, and in Malawi in the production of groundnuts that are locally processed into children\u2019s therapeutic food. DFID\u2019s support for the Purchase from Africans for Africa project links local producers to school feeding, with 72,000 children and 16,000 farmers benefiting in five African countries. DFID also works with specialised humanitarian agencies to stimulate local sourcing for food aid programmes across Africa.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4123", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stockton South"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "James Wharton"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-03-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-03-20T16:56:57.757Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "20"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "International Development"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "International Development"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-03-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Africa: Overseas Aid"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what school or nutrition programmes for children in Africa specifically linked to locally produced foods and agroecological production her Department supports.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4109", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stafford"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jeremy Lefroy"} ], "uin" : "67494"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/710615", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Development"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/710615/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
DFID does not collect data on agro-ecological farming as a distinct spending category. Agro-ecological farming covers a breadth of approaches which DFID supports through a wide range of research and development programmes including on soil and water conservation, improved land-use management, climate resilience and conservation agriculture. UK support in these areas contributes to the UK International Climate Fund commitments and wider international development goals in Africa.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4123", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stockton South"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "James Wharton"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-03-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-03-20T16:58:10.537Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "20"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "International Development"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "International Development"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-03-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Africa: Agriculture"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's overseas aid supports research and development of agroecological farming in Africa.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4109", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stafford"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jeremy Lefroy"} ], "uin" : "67495"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/710616", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Development"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/710616/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The UK supports food production in Africa by funding agricultural research, stimulating investment and trade and linking farmers to markets to help them exit poverty while increasing food availability.<\/p>
Data on UK support to food production in Africa are not readily available. UK bilateral assistance to agriculture quadrupled between 2010 and 2015 to £300 million or 3.9% of the bilateral aid budget. Of this, £129 million was earmarked for Africa and an additional £93 million to global initiatives including Africa.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4123", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stockton South"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "James Wharton"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-03-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-03-20T16:58:42.307Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "20"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "International Development"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "International Development"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-03-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Africa: Agriculture"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, (a) how much and (b) what proportion of her Department's overseas aid is used to support food production in Africa.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4109", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stafford"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jeremy Lefroy"} ], "uin" : "67496"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/709024", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Development"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/709024/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
DFID-funded partners continue to assess and respond to needs across Aleppo city. Significant numbers of those displaced by the fighting at the end of last year are returning to the east of the city. The UN assesses that there is an urgent need for water and electricity, in addition to food, medicine, shelter and protection support. In the west of the city, our humanitarian partners are providing a range of support to around 398,000 internally displaced persons. Across the city, mains water supply is intermittent due to damage to the Al Khafseh water station. DFID-funded partners are trucking water into Aleppo, installing water tanks, and repairing existing deep wells.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4137", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rory Stewart"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Penrith and The Border"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Rory Stewart"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-03-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-03-13T15:15:53.587Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "20"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "International Development"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "International Development"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-03-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Syria: Humanitarian Aid"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian aid need of people in Aleppo.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4109", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stafford"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jeremy Lefroy"} ], "uin" : "66835"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/683096", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/683096/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Home Zones are residential areas with streets designed for very low vehicle speeds which better suit the needs of pedestrians and cyclists. The aim is to change the way streets are used in order to improve quality of life by reducing the dominance of motor traffic. Local authorities are free to install them using powers under the Transport Act 2000 without reference to the Department.<\/p>
<\/p>
The Home Zones Challenge Fund, set up in April 2001 to encourage the development of home zones in England, funded 59 schemes across 56 authorities. These are listed in the table below. The Department does not hold information on how many other Home Zones are in place, or where they are located, as local authorities do not have to inform the Department when they install them.<\/p>
<\/p>
Authority<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Scheme location<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Luton<\/p><\/td> Haymarket Green<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Norfolk<\/p><\/td> Cavell Road, Norwich<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Peterborough<\/p><\/td> New England<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Suffolk<\/p><\/td> Cambridge Road, Lowestoft<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Darlington<\/p><\/td> Pateley Moor Crescent<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Gateshead<\/p><\/td> Tyne Park<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Middlesbrough<\/p><\/td> Gresham Area<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North Tyneside<\/p><\/td> The Triangle<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Northumberland<\/p><\/td> Cowpen Quay, Blyth<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South Tyneside<\/p><\/td> Cleadon Park<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Blackpool<\/p><\/td> Talbot and Brunswick<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bolton<\/p><\/td> Oldham\u2019s Estate<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bury<\/p><\/td> Aston Estate<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cheshire<\/p><\/td> Egerton Street Area, Chester<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lancashire<\/p><\/td> Poulton Area, Morecambe<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South West Area, Burnley<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Liverpool<\/p><\/td> Grafton Street<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Manchester<\/p><\/td> Northmoor Phase 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Rochdale<\/p><\/td> Wardleworth<\/p><\/td><\/tr> St Helens<\/p><\/td> Bidston Avenue<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Tameside<\/p><\/td> Ashton West End<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Trafford<\/p><\/td> Addiston Crescent<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Warrington<\/p><\/td> Whitecross<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wigan<\/p><\/td> Browning Street<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wirral<\/p><\/td> Dundonald & Methuen Streets<\/p><\/td><\/tr> East Sussex<\/p><\/td> Town Farm Estate, Hailsham<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hampshire<\/p><\/td> Castle Grove, Porchester<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kent<\/p><\/td> Northcourt Estate, Denton<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Oxfordshire<\/p><\/td> Saxton Road, Abingdon<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Reading<\/p><\/td> Kingsbridge Road<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Southampton<\/p><\/td> Radcliffe Road<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Surrey<\/p><\/td> Nutley Lane, Reigate<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Sussex<\/p><\/td> North West Bognor Regis<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bath & North East Somerset<\/p><\/td> Albert Avenue, Peasedown St John<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bristol<\/p><\/td> Southville<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cornwall<\/p><\/td> North Close Estate, Redruth<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Devon<\/p><\/td> Wonford Estate, Exeter<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Plymouth<\/p><\/td> Morice Town<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wiltshire<\/p><\/td> College Community Area, Trowbridge<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Westleigh Area, Warminster<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Birmingham<\/p><\/td> Pitts farm, Erdington<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Staffordshire<\/p><\/td> Silkmore, Stafford Wilmot Drive, Newcastle under Lyme<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Telford and Wrekin<\/p><\/td> West Woodside<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wolverhampton<\/p><\/td> Fordhouses<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Worcestershire<\/p><\/td> Duke of Edinburgh Way, Malvern<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Derby<\/p><\/td> Normanton<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nottingham<\/p><\/td> Kennington Road Area<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kingston upon Hull<\/p><\/td> Albany Street<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kirklees<\/p><\/td> Moorside Estate<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Leeds<\/p><\/td> Littlemoor<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North Lincolnshire<\/p><\/td> Crosby/Frodingham, Scunthorpe<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bromley<\/p><\/td> Rookery Gardens, St Mary Cray<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Camden<\/p><\/td> Lupton Street<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Greenwich<\/p><\/td> Deptford Green<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Haringey<\/p><\/td> Linden Road<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kingston upon Thames<\/p><\/td> Cavendish Road<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Newham<\/p><\/td> Cranberry Estate<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Southwark<\/p><\/td> Sutherland Square<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> The Department has not made any recent assessment of Home Zones. The design of streets in their care is a matter for local authorities. In recent years there has been a significant step change in attitudes to street design, with the focus increasingly on creating streets that function as places and communities. Home Zones are one tool that can help achieve these aims. We promote this approach more generally through design guidance such as the Manual for Streets.<\/p> <\/p> Although the Government provides maintenance funding to local authorities, the Department provides no specific funding for the maintenance of Home Zones. Local authorities have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to maintain the highways network in their area. It is for each individual authority to assess which parts of its network are in need of repair and what standards should be applied, based on their local knowledge and circumstances.<\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/683097/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Home Zones are residential areas with streets designed for very low vehicle speeds which better suit the needs of pedestrians and cyclists. The aim is to change the way streets are used in order to improve quality of life by reducing the dominance of motor traffic. Local authorities are free to install them using powers under the Transport Act 2000 without reference to the Department.<\/p> <\/p> The Home Zones Challenge Fund, set up in April 2001 to encourage the development of home zones in England, funded 59 schemes across 56 authorities. These are listed in the table below. The Department does not hold information on how many other Home Zones are in place, or where they are located, as local authorities do not have to inform the Department when they install them.<\/p> <\/p> Authority<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Scheme location<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Luton<\/p><\/td> Haymarket Green<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Norfolk<\/p><\/td> Cavell Road, Norwich<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Peterborough<\/p><\/td> New England<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Suffolk<\/p><\/td> Cambridge Road, Lowestoft<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Darlington<\/p><\/td> Pateley Moor Crescent<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Gateshead<\/p><\/td> Tyne Park<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Middlesbrough<\/p><\/td> Gresham Area<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North Tyneside<\/p><\/td> The Triangle<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Northumberland<\/p><\/td> Cowpen Quay, Blyth<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South Tyneside<\/p><\/td> Cleadon Park<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Blackpool<\/p><\/td> Talbot and Brunswick<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bolton<\/p><\/td> Oldham\u2019s Estate<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bury<\/p><\/td> Aston Estate<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cheshire<\/p><\/td> Egerton Street Area, Chester<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lancashire<\/p><\/td> Poulton Area, Morecambe<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South West Area, Burnley<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Liverpool<\/p><\/td> Grafton Street<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Manchester<\/p><\/td> Northmoor Phase 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Rochdale<\/p><\/td> Wardleworth<\/p><\/td><\/tr> St Helens<\/p><\/td> Bidston Avenue<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Tameside<\/p><\/td> Ashton West End<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Trafford<\/p><\/td> Addiston Crescent<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Warrington<\/p><\/td> Whitecross<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wigan<\/p><\/td> Browning Street<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wirral<\/p><\/td> Dundonald & Methuen Streets<\/p><\/td><\/tr> East Sussex<\/p><\/td> Town Farm Estate, Hailsham<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hampshire<\/p><\/td> Castle Grove, Porchester<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kent<\/p><\/td> Northcourt Estate, Denton<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Oxfordshire<\/p><\/td> Saxton Road, Abingdon<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Reading<\/p><\/td> Kingsbridge Road<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Southampton<\/p><\/td> Radcliffe Road<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Surrey<\/p><\/td> Nutley Lane, Reigate<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Sussex<\/p><\/td> North West Bognor Regis<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bath & North East Somerset<\/p><\/td> Albert Avenue, Peasedown St John<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bristol<\/p><\/td> Southville<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cornwall<\/p><\/td> North Close Estate, Redruth<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Devon<\/p><\/td> Wonford Estate, Exeter<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Plymouth<\/p><\/td> Morice Town<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wiltshire<\/p><\/td> College Community Area, Trowbridge<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Westleigh Area, Warminster<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Birmingham<\/p><\/td> Pitts farm, Erdington<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Staffordshire<\/p><\/td> Silkmore, Stafford Wilmot Drive, Newcastle under Lyme<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Telford and Wrekin<\/p><\/td> West Woodside<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wolverhampton<\/p><\/td> Fordhouses<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Worcestershire<\/p><\/td> Duke of Edinburgh Way, Malvern<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Derby<\/p><\/td> Normanton<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nottingham<\/p><\/td> Kennington Road Area<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kingston upon Hull<\/p><\/td> Albany Street<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kirklees<\/p><\/td> Moorside Estate<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Leeds<\/p><\/td> Littlemoor<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North Lincolnshire<\/p><\/td> Crosby/Frodingham, Scunthorpe<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bromley<\/p><\/td> Rookery Gardens, St Mary Cray<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Camden<\/p><\/td> Lupton Street<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Greenwich<\/p><\/td> Deptford Green<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Haringey<\/p><\/td> Linden Road<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kingston upon Thames<\/p><\/td> Cavendish Road<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Newham<\/p><\/td> Cranberry Estate<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Southwark<\/p><\/td> Sutherland Square<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> The Department has not made any recent assessment of Home Zones. The design of streets in their care is a matter for local authorities. In recent years there has been a significant step change in attitudes to street design, with the focus increasingly on creating streets that function as places and communities. Home Zones are one tool that can help achieve these aims. We promote this approach more generally through design guidance such as the Manual for Streets.<\/p> <\/p> Although the Government provides maintenance funding to local authorities, the Department provides no specific funding for the maintenance of Home Zones. Local authorities have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to maintain the highways network in their area. It is for each individual authority to assess which parts of its network are in need of repair and what standards should be applied, based on their local knowledge and circumstances.<\/p>"}
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The Department does not hold information on how many other Home Zones are in place, or where they are located, as local authorities do not have to inform the Department when they install them.<\/p> <\/p> Authority<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Scheme location<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Luton<\/p><\/td> Haymarket Green<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Norfolk<\/p><\/td> Cavell Road, Norwich<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Peterborough<\/p><\/td> New England<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Suffolk<\/p><\/td> Cambridge Road, Lowestoft<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Darlington<\/p><\/td> Pateley Moor Crescent<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Gateshead<\/p><\/td> Tyne Park<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Middlesbrough<\/p><\/td> Gresham Area<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North Tyneside<\/p><\/td> The Triangle<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Northumberland<\/p><\/td> Cowpen Quay, Blyth<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South Tyneside<\/p><\/td> Cleadon Park<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Blackpool<\/p><\/td> Talbot and Brunswick<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bolton<\/p><\/td> Oldham\u2019s Estate<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bury<\/p><\/td> Aston Estate<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cheshire<\/p><\/td> Egerton Street Area, Chester<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lancashire<\/p><\/td> Poulton Area, Morecambe<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South West Area, Burnley<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Liverpool<\/p><\/td> Grafton Street<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Manchester<\/p><\/td> Northmoor Phase 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Rochdale<\/p><\/td> Wardleworth<\/p><\/td><\/tr> St Helens<\/p><\/td> Bidston Avenue<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Tameside<\/p><\/td> Ashton West End<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Trafford<\/p><\/td> Addiston Crescent<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Warrington<\/p><\/td> Whitecross<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wigan<\/p><\/td> Browning Street<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wirral<\/p><\/td> Dundonald & Methuen Streets<\/p><\/td><\/tr> East Sussex<\/p><\/td> Town Farm Estate, Hailsham<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hampshire<\/p><\/td> Castle Grove, Porchester<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kent<\/p><\/td> Northcourt Estate, Denton<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Oxfordshire<\/p><\/td> Saxton Road, Abingdon<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Reading<\/p><\/td> Kingsbridge Road<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Southampton<\/p><\/td> Radcliffe Road<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Surrey<\/p><\/td> Nutley Lane, Reigate<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Sussex<\/p><\/td> North West Bognor Regis<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bath & North East Somerset<\/p><\/td> Albert Avenue, Peasedown St John<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bristol<\/p><\/td> Southville<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cornwall<\/p><\/td> North Close Estate, Redruth<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Devon<\/p><\/td> Wonford Estate, Exeter<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Plymouth<\/p><\/td> Morice Town<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wiltshire<\/p><\/td> College Community Area, Trowbridge<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Westleigh Area, Warminster<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Birmingham<\/p><\/td> Pitts farm, Erdington<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Staffordshire<\/p><\/td> Silkmore, Stafford Wilmot Drive, Newcastle under Lyme<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Telford and Wrekin<\/p><\/td> West Woodside<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wolverhampton<\/p><\/td> Fordhouses<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Worcestershire<\/p><\/td> Duke of Edinburgh Way, Malvern<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Derby<\/p><\/td> Normanton<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nottingham<\/p><\/td> Kennington Road Area<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kingston upon Hull<\/p><\/td> Albany Street<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kirklees<\/p><\/td> Moorside Estate<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Leeds<\/p><\/td> Littlemoor<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North Lincolnshire<\/p><\/td> Crosby/Frodingham, Scunthorpe<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bromley<\/p><\/td> Rookery Gardens, St Mary Cray<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Camden<\/p><\/td> Lupton Street<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Greenwich<\/p><\/td> Deptford Green<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Haringey<\/p><\/td> Linden Road<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kingston upon Thames<\/p><\/td> Cavendish Road<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Newham<\/p><\/td> Cranberry Estate<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Southwark<\/p><\/td> Sutherland Square<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> The Department has not made any recent assessment of Home Zones. The design of streets in their care is a matter for local authorities. In recent years there has been a significant step change in attitudes to street design, with the focus increasingly on creating streets that function as places and communities. Home Zones are one tool that can help achieve these aims. We promote this approach more generally through design guidance such as the Manual for Streets.<\/p> <\/p> Although the Government provides maintenance funding to local authorities, the Department provides no specific funding for the maintenance of Home Zones. Local authorities have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to maintain the highways network in their area. It is for each individual authority to assess which parts of its network are in need of repair and what standards should be applied, based on their local knowledge and circumstances.<\/p>"}
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The Department does not hold information on how many other Home Zones are in place, or where they are located, as local authorities do not have to inform the Department when they install them.<\/p> <\/p> Authority<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Scheme location<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Luton<\/p><\/td> Haymarket Green<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Norfolk<\/p><\/td> Cavell Road, Norwich<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Peterborough<\/p><\/td> New England<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Suffolk<\/p><\/td> Cambridge Road, Lowestoft<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Darlington<\/p><\/td> Pateley Moor Crescent<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Gateshead<\/p><\/td> Tyne Park<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Middlesbrough<\/p><\/td> Gresham Area<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North Tyneside<\/p><\/td> The Triangle<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Northumberland<\/p><\/td> Cowpen Quay, Blyth<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South Tyneside<\/p><\/td> Cleadon Park<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Blackpool<\/p><\/td> Talbot and Brunswick<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bolton<\/p><\/td> Oldham\u2019s Estate<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bury<\/p><\/td> Aston Estate<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cheshire<\/p><\/td> Egerton Street Area, Chester<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lancashire<\/p><\/td> Poulton Area, Morecambe<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South West Area, Burnley<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Liverpool<\/p><\/td> Grafton Street<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Manchester<\/p><\/td> Northmoor Phase 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Rochdale<\/p><\/td> Wardleworth<\/p><\/td><\/tr> St Helens<\/p><\/td> Bidston Avenue<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Tameside<\/p><\/td> Ashton West End<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Trafford<\/p><\/td> Addiston Crescent<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Warrington<\/p><\/td> Whitecross<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wigan<\/p><\/td> Browning Street<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wirral<\/p><\/td> Dundonald & Methuen Streets<\/p><\/td><\/tr> East Sussex<\/p><\/td> Town Farm Estate, Hailsham<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hampshire<\/p><\/td> Castle Grove, Porchester<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kent<\/p><\/td> Northcourt Estate, Denton<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Oxfordshire<\/p><\/td> Saxton Road, Abingdon<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Reading<\/p><\/td> Kingsbridge Road<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Southampton<\/p><\/td> Radcliffe Road<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Surrey<\/p><\/td> Nutley Lane, Reigate<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Sussex<\/p><\/td> North West Bognor Regis<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bath & North East Somerset<\/p><\/td> Albert Avenue, Peasedown St John<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bristol<\/p><\/td> Southville<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cornwall<\/p><\/td> North Close Estate, Redruth<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Devon<\/p><\/td> Wonford Estate, Exeter<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Plymouth<\/p><\/td> Morice Town<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wiltshire<\/p><\/td> College Community Area, Trowbridge<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Westleigh Area, Warminster<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Birmingham<\/p><\/td> Pitts farm, Erdington<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Staffordshire<\/p><\/td> Silkmore, Stafford Wilmot Drive, Newcastle under Lyme<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Telford and Wrekin<\/p><\/td> West Woodside<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wolverhampton<\/p><\/td> Fordhouses<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Worcestershire<\/p><\/td> Duke of Edinburgh Way, Malvern<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Derby<\/p><\/td> Normanton<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nottingham<\/p><\/td> Kennington Road Area<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kingston upon Hull<\/p><\/td> Albany Street<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kirklees<\/p><\/td> Moorside Estate<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Leeds<\/p><\/td> Littlemoor<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North Lincolnshire<\/p><\/td> Crosby/Frodingham, Scunthorpe<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bromley<\/p><\/td> Rookery Gardens, St Mary Cray<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Camden<\/p><\/td> Lupton Street<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Greenwich<\/p><\/td> Deptford Green<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Haringey<\/p><\/td> Linden Road<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kingston upon Thames<\/p><\/td> Cavendish Road<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Newham<\/p><\/td> Cranberry Estate<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Southwark<\/p><\/td> Sutherland Square<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> The Department has not made any recent assessment of Home Zones. The design of streets in their care is a matter for local authorities. In recent years there has been a significant step change in attitudes to street design, with the focus increasingly on creating streets that function as places and communities. Home Zones are one tool that can help achieve these aims. We promote this approach more generally through design guidance such as the Manual for Streets.<\/p> <\/p> Although the Government provides maintenance funding to local authorities, the Department provides no specific funding for the maintenance of Home Zones. Local authorities have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to maintain the highways network in their area. It is for each individual authority to assess which parts of its network are in need of repair and what standards should be applied, based on their local knowledge and circumstances.<\/p>"}
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