§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what sums were paid out in each London borough in each financial year since 1978–79 in respect of grants made under the Inner Urban Areas Act; and how many jobs were preserved or created by such grants in each borough in each financial year.
§ Sir George YoungReturns supplied by London boroughs, the Greater London council, and the London Docklands Development Corporation on a calendar year basis for the United Kingdom's annual report to the European Community on the operation of the Inner Urban Areas Act 1978 indicate that expenditure under that Act in Greater London has been as follows:
£ million 1978–80 4–558 1981 1.689 1982 2.126 1983 *2.001 The same returns estimate the number of jobs saved or created during the year, which may or may not be attributable to the particular payments made during the year as follows:
£ million 1978–80 6,819 1981 4,000 1982 5,042 1983 *3,111 * One borough has not provided returns for 1983.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what sums have been approved in grant-aid to firms under the Inner Urban Areas Act in each financial year since the creation of the London Docklands Development Corporation; and what proportion of those sums was paid out.
§ Sir George YoungThe information is as follows:
Approved Paid £ £ 1981–82 158,170 123,200 1982–83 200,204 199,904 1983–84 383,179 207,680 1984–85 (to date) 335,043 163,729 Total (to date) 1,076,796 694,513 The figures for sums approved include total approved expenditure which in some cases is payable in later financial years.