HC Deb 14 May 1981 vol 4 cc324-30W
Mr. Steen

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will indicate the factors taken into account in his recent review of the lists of partnership and programme authorities and areas designated under the Inner Urban Areas Act.

Mr. Heseltine

In my statement of 9 February—[Vol. 998, c. 603–10.]—I said that I had decided not to make any changes now in the list of authorities with partnership or programme status or designated under the Inner Urban Areas Act. The data on which the original selection of partnership, programme and designated districts was made were drawn mainly from the 1971 census as published inHansard on 13 June 1978. [Vol. 951, c. 468.]—For the present review, comparable data for much the same factors have been assembled from more recent sources of information, notably the national dwelling and housing survey which was a sample survey conducted in 1977–79. These indicators, which underlay our decision, are set out in the attached tables. They cover a variety of social, economic and housing problems. Some, but not all, of them relate to whole local authority areas, and are therefore of the same nature as those included in the list of grant-related expenditure indicators.

District Population estimate (a) mid 1978 Estimated population (b) change 1971–78 Mortality rate (c) Unemployment (d) Low skill workers (e) Single Parent families (f) Elderly living alone (g) Overcrowding (h) Lack exclusive use of basic amenities (i) Non-white persons (j)
Number per cent. Number per cent. Number per cent. Number per cent. Number per cent. Number per cent. Number per cent. Number per cent.
Partnerships
Birmingham 1,041,000 -56,100 -5 1.06 74,800 10.7 145,100 29 17,900 5 52,200 14 17,800 5 37,600 10 135,200 13
Gateshead 214,200 -10,800 -5 1.17 25,500 14.1(1) 28,900 29 3,400 4 12,100 15 2,800 3 3,700 5 2,200 1
Greenwich 204,500 -13,600 -6 1.01 9,200 n/a(n) 25,000 23 3,600 5 11,500 14 3,000 4 8,000 10 16,000 7
Hackney 191,400 -28,200 -13 1.02 10,400 n/a(n) 28,000 30 6,400 9 9,900 14 5,300 7 14,100 19 55,900 29
Islington 166,400 -33,900 -17 0.97 10,600 n/a(n) 24,100 27 3,800 6 10,000 15 4,400 7 14,100 21 28,600 17
Lambeth 272,300 -33,900 -11 0.89 11,700 n/a(n) 31,600 23 7,800 7 14,000 13 6,300 6 22,500 21 63,600 24
Lewisham 240,100 -28,000 -10 0.92 5,400 n/a(n) 28,000 22 5,800 6 12,700 14 4,300 5 11,800 13 37,700 15
Liverpool 528,000 -77,300 -13 1.14 72,700 15.2 77,400 32 10,400 6 29,300 16 11,200 6 29,400 16 12,100 2
Manchester 489,300 -57,200 -10 1.14 64,800 9.1 66,000 32 10,900 7 26,700 16 9,000 6 23,800 14 41,200 9
Newcastle 291,600 -15,100 -5 1.10 27,900 10.2(1) 34,700 26 4,600 4 17,000 16 3,500 3 9,500 9 6,500 2
Newham 227,100 -9,100 -4 0.97 9,500 n/a(n) 33,700 31 3,500 4 11,300 14 5,100 6 21,000 26 51,600 23
Salford 256,000 -23,100 -8 1.22 * *(m) 38,500 31 4,500 5 15,300 16 4,100 4 11,800 13 4,100 2
Southwark 220,500 -40,300 -15 1.01 6,700 n/a(n) 33,200 29 5,100 6 14,000 16 3,400 4 11,200 13 34,300 16
Tower Hamlets 148,500 -15,400 -9 1.05 8,300 n/a(n) 25,700 35 3,500 6 8,200 15 4,100 7 7,000 13 27,700 19
Programmes
Bolton 260,000 +100 0 1.18 11,400 10.3 33,500 28 3,800 4 14,700 16 4,100 4 9,400 10 17,200 7
Bradford 463,100 0 0 1.07 18,600 10.9 61,800 29 7,400 4 25,900 16 8,900 6 15,500 10 45,900 10
Hammersmith 166,700 -18,800 -10 0.97 12,400 n/a(n) 19,600 23 3,800 6 10,700 16 5,100 8 17,500 26 28,100 17
Hull 272,400 -12,500 -4 1.13 21,700 11.8 42,300 34 5,000 5 14,600 15 4,400 4 13,100 13 2,500 1
Leeds 728,500 -16,400 -2 1.03 29,800 8.7 82,100 24 11,200 4 37,300 14 9,000 3 15,700 6 34,700 5
Leicester 277,500 -4,700 -2 1.03 18,800 8.00 36,900 28 5,100 5 14,600 15 4,400 5 14,200 15 60,400 22
Middlesbrough 152,900 -4,100 -3 1.09 32,600 14.4(1) 20,400 30 3,000 6 6,100 12 2,100 4 3,100 6 4,800 3
Nottingham 280,900 -17,000 -6 1.04 27,100 7.9 38,300 32 5,800 6 16,000 16 3,600 4 8,900 9 19,300 8
Oldham 224,300 +200 0 1.14 9,000 9.2 33,600 32 3,900 5 12,900 16 3,300 4 6,700 8 12,600 6
Sheffield 547,900 -21,800 -4 1.04 24,500 8.3 62,800 26 5,800 3 33,000 17 7,800 4 21,600 11 18,600 4
Sunderland 300,200 +7,700 +3 1.13 21,800 15.5(1) 39,500 29 4,600 4 14,100 14 4,100 4 6,300 6 3,700 1
S. Tyneside 164,200 -12,700 -7 1.18 * *(m) 20,100 27 2,800 5 10,000 17 2,100 4 3,900 7 2,000 1
N. Tyneside 194,900 -12,700 -6 1.10 * *(m) 24,000 25 3,400 5 11,600 15 1,700 2 2,800 4 1,300 1
Wirral 344,500 -12,200 -3 1.11 22,100 13.9(1) 38,500 25 5,100 4 18,200 15 2,900 2 6,900 6 3,400 1
Wolverhampton 260,600 -8,500 -3 1.10 16,900 11.6 32,800 28 3,900 4 11,700 13 3,900 5 9,900 11 38,100 15
Designated Districts
Barnsley 222,100 -3,700 -2 1.10 8,700 10.6 28,200 27 3,200 4 11,100 13 2,700 3 3,800 5 1,000 1
Blackburn 142,900 +1,700 +1 1.16 7,300 10.6 *(k) 27 *(k) 5 *(k) 16 *(k) 4 *(k) 12 *(k) 9
Brent 254,900 -25,200 -9 0.88 5,900 n/a(n) 30,800 22 5,700 6 9,700 10 5,400 6 14,900 16 88,200 33
Doncaster 286,000 +4,400 +2 1.03 13,100 11.7 32,900 26 3,900 4 12,600 13 2,800 3 5,600 6 3,600 1
Ealing 292,300 -8,900 -3 0.86 8,100 n/a(n) 31,400 21 3,900 4 11,100 11 5,300 5 13,400 13 70,300 25
Harringey 227,400 -12,400 -5 0.95 8,600 n/a(n) 25,200 23 3,800 5 9,900 12 3,200 4 16,700 20 57,000 26
Hartlepool 95,400 -4,100 -4 1.09 7,100 16.2 *(k) 34 *(k) 5 *(k) 13 *(k) 3 *(k) 8 *(k) 0
Rochdale 209,100 +5,400 +3 1.15 6,300 12.4 28,600 29 4,000 5 11,400 16 3,500 5 4,500 6 9,000 5
Rotherham 248,100 +4,800 +2 1.10 7,000 10.8 27,900 25 2,800 3 11,100 13 2,900 3 3,900 5 3,200 1
St Helens 189,500 +700 0 1.17 8,400 12.8 26,700 30 2,400 4 9,000 14 2,100 3 5,800 9 1,000 1
Sandwell 309,500 -20,700 -6 1.13 30,000 9.8(1) 48,200 31 4,000 4 16,000 14 5,300 5 11,900 11 31,500 10
Sefton 301,300 -7,600 -2 1.11 4,200 12.6 31,400 23 4,400 4 13,800 14 3,300 3 5,500 5 2,000 1
Wandsworth 275,500 -26,500 -9 1.01 5,500 n/a(n) 28,700 20 4,600 4 14,500 14 5,100 5 17,800 17 51,800 19
Wigan 311,300 +8,800 +3 1.20 9,500 13.1 42,300 30 3,900 4 14,800 14 3,700 3 8,300 8 2,000 1

Definition of Key Indicators The data shown in the table is derived mainly from published sources In certain cases, however, unpublished sources are used Also, where definitions are different from those used in published sources (i.e single parent families and elderly living alone) unpublished tabulations were prepared specially.

N/A—Data not available. (a) Population Estimate: Population Estimate for mid 1978.

Source: OPCS mid year estimate. (b) Population Change: Percentage Change in Home Population between mid 1971 and mid 1978.

Source: OPCS mid year estimate. (c) Standardised Mortality Rate 1977: The ratio of the locally adjusted death rate to the national rate.

Source: OPCS. (d) Unemployment: The ratio of the economically active population registered as unemployed in local areas as at 13 November 1980. These relate to Department of Employment local employment office areas which do not correspond to local authorities but cover "Travel-to-Work" areas (see notes on unemployment data). The denominations used in calculating the percentage rates of unemployment are the mid 1976 estimates of employees (employed and unemployed).

Source: DE Gazette December 1980. (e) Low Skilled Workers: The percentage of the economically active population in semi-skilled or unskilled socioeconomic groups.

Source: 1977 NDHS. (f) Single Parent Families: The number of single parent families with children aged 0–15 or 16–24 in full-time education as a percentage of the total number of private households.

Source: 1977 NDHS. (g) Elderly Living Alone: The number of males over 65 and females over 60 who live on their own as a percentage of the total number of private households.

Source: 1977 NDHS. (h) Overcrowded Households: The percentage of households living at a density of more than 1.0 persons per room.

Source: 1977 NDHS. (i) Households Lacking Amenities: The percentage of households lacking the exclusive use of at least one of the three basic amenities.

Source: 1977 NDHS. (j) Non White Population: The percentage of the household population who are non white.

Source>: 1977 NDHS. (k) NDHS sample size is too small to allow the production of reliable absolute figures for these indicators.

Unemployment Data General data relate to local employment office areas or "Travel-to-Work" areas which have the same names as the districts in the table. (l) Data relate to local employment office areas or "Travel-to-Work" areas which have different names to the districts listed in the table. The names do not correspond in the following cases:

District Department of Employment Area
Newcastle North Tyne
Gateshead South Tyne
Sunderland Wearside
Middles-brough Teesside
Wirral Birkenhead
Sefton Southport
Sandwell Dudley/Sandwell

(m) Where "Travel-to-Work" areas cover more than one local authority district in the table the figures are included only once. The other districts' figures are omitted to avoid duplication. These are:

Salford (in Manchester TTWA—figure as for Manchester)

North Tyneside (in North Tyne TTWA—figure as for Newcastle)

South Tyneside (in South Tyne TTWA—figure as for Gateshead).

(n) Unemployment rates are not available separately for individual London boroughs. The total number of unemployed registered at local employment offices serving each borough is shown.

Within, London, the employment offices and careers offices primarily serving the boroughs listed are as follows:

  • Greenwich—Deptford, Woolwich (and CO).
  • Lewisham—Lewisham (and CO).
  • Newham—Canning Town, East Ham and Newham East CO, Stratford (and CO).
  • Southwark—Bermondsey (and CO), Camberwell.
  • Tower Hamlets—Stepney (and CO), Poplar (and CO).
  • Hackney—Hackney (and CO), Shoreditch.
  • Islington—Holloway, King's Cross (and CO)
  • Lambeth—Brixton (and CO), Borough, Streatham.,
  • Hammersmith—Hammersmith, Fulham.
  • Brent—Wembley (and CO), Willesden (and CO).
  • Ealing—Ealing (and CO), Acton (and CO), Southall.
  • Haringey—Wood Green, Tottenham.
  • Wandsworth—Clapham Junction (and CO), Tooting.

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