§ Mr. GouldTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what proportion of the trade and industry programme is spent in the inner cities.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeMy Department plans to spend £1,250 million in 1988–89. All its programmes take account as appropriate of the needs of the inner cities. Inner cities will in particular benefit from the enhanced rate of support for business development consultancies under the enterprise initiative. But it is not possible in every case to identify that proportion of the budget which is spent in the inner cities. However expenditure by the inner cities unit and grant in aid for English Estates new managed workshop programme are solely directed at inner city areas and this will amount to £27 million in 1988–89.
§ Mr. GouldTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) if he will list in theOfficial Report which wards of which local authorities he treats as part of the inner cities;
(2) which local authorities, or parts of local authorities, are covered by the inner cities;
(3) which areas of the United Kingdom are not eligible for assistance under the action for cities programme.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe areas for action for most of the cities programmes are shown in the map in the "Action for Cities" document, copies of which have been placed in the Library and Vote Office, and distributed to Members of the House with urban constituencies. Some programmes or initiatives, such as the urban development corporations, urban programme, enterprise zones, and inner city task forces, operate within precisely defined boundaries. For urban programme purposes, priority areas are either formally defined, in the case of partnership areas, or agreed with local authorities in order to target resources through inner area programmes. Urban programme areas are also used to target some other forms of support including special assistance under the enterprise initiative. Support through other programmes, such as housing association grant and estate action is available more widely, but is concentrated in inner cities.
§ Mr. GouldTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will give for each inner city area, and for inner cities in total, the population, employment, unemployment, child population, school population and pensioner population.
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§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeFigures are available only for urban programme areas and not for any other definition of inner city areas. Those figures are shown in the tables. Table 1 gives the latest available estimates of numbers of employees, taken from the September 1984 census of employment. The results of the September 1987 census are expected to become available next year. Table 2 gives estimated district level unemployment percentage rates for November 1987, using 1981 census data on population as the denominator. Table 3 gives the usually resident self-employed population aged over 16, drawn from the 1981 census. Table 4 gives OPCS population estimates for mid 1986, broken down (i) for under 15s, (ii) for those of pensionable age.
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Employees in employment:1 September 1984 Local authority district2 Number (thousands) Birmingham 473.9 Hackney 79.9 Islington 114.5 Lambeth 129.1 Liverpool 219.7 Manchester 270.0 Salford 89.1 Newcastle upon Tyne 152.1 Gateshead 67.5 Barnsley 73.0 Blackburn 55.4 Bolton 87.9 Bradford 173.6 Brent 97.4 Bristol 197.6 Burnley 33.1 Coventry 124.7 Derby 106.2 Doncaster 94.8 Dudley 92.9 Greenwich 64.8 Halton 41.8 Hammersmith 77.2 Haringey 58.4 Hartlepool 29.0 Kensington and Chelsea 83.6 Kingston upon Hull 105.4 Kirklees 121.5 Knowsley 53.5 Langhaurgh 44.2 Leeds 294.7 Leicester 159.5 Lewisham 59.6 Middlesbrough 50.0 Newham 68.3 North Tyneside 63.7 Nottingham 156.2 Oldham 69.4 Plymouth 94.8 Preston 66.6 Rochdale 68.9 Rotherham 77.1 St. Helens 59.4 Sandwell 129.1 Sefton 79.7 Sheffield 218.0 South Tyneside 42.6 Southwark 130.7 Stockton-on-Tees 60.4 Sunderland 94.4 The Wrekin 42.6 Tower Hamlets 81.1 Walsall 102.5 Wandsworth 83.3 Wigan 85.7 Wirral 88.1
Local authority district2 Number (thousands) Wolverhampton 101.6 Total all 57 districts 6,040,100 1 The figures exclude the self employed and members of Her Majesty's forces. 2 The districts are defined in terms of ward boundaries as at 1984
District level unemployment: percentage rates per cent. Birmingham 15.85 Hackney 21.06 Islington 17.57 Lambeth 16.65 Liverpool 20.98 Manchester 19.01 Salford 13.44 Newcastle 16.87 Gateshead 13.61 Barnsley 15.01 Blackburn 11.46 Bolton 11.39 Bradford 11.61 Brent 11.63 Bristol 10.95 Burnley 94.8 Coventry 13.85 Derby 12.46 Doncaster 15.86 Dudley 10.49 Greenwich 11.57 Halton 16.05 Hammersmith and Fulham 13.80 Haringey 14.35 Hartlepool 17.35 Kensington and Chelsea 11.20 Kingston upon Hull 16.74 Kirklees 9.36 Knowsley 19.71 Langbaurgh 16.28 Leeds 10.50 Leicester 11.47 Lewisham 13.00 Middlesbrough 19.44 Newham 14.27 North Tyneside 13.46 Nottingham 15.56 Oldham 10.10 Plymouth 12.09 Preston 10.96 Rochdale 10.92 Rotherham 14.65 St. Helens 13.87 Sandwell 14.00 Sefton 12.88 Sheffield 14.82 South Tyneside 17.54 Southwark 17.26 Stockton on Tees 15.38 Sunderland 17.67 The Wrekin 14.25 Tower Hamlets 20.28 Walsall 12.16 Wandsworth 9.90 Wigan 12.34 Wirral 14.38 Wolverhampton 15.50 589W
Usually resident population aged 16+ Self-employed District Number Birmingham 25,035 Hackney 6,438
District Number Islington 6,740 Lambeth 9,078 Liverpool 10,543 Manchester 11,341 Salford 6,637 Newcastle upon Tyne 6,147 Gateshead 4,207 Barnsley 5,521 Blackburn 4,969 Bolton 9,483 Bradford 15,901 Brent 12,061 Bristol 12,163 Burnley 3,324 Coventry 7,288 Derby 5,141 Doncaster 7,615 Dudley 9,355 Greenwich 6,371 Halton 2,197 Hammersmith and Fulham 6,933 Haringey 9,503 Hartlepool 1,877 Kensington and Chelsea 9,433 Kingston upon Hull 4,763 Kirklees 13,401 Knowsley 2,755 Langbaurgh 2,979 Leeds 23,026 Leicester 8,175 Lewisham 7,781 Middlesbrough 2,582 Newham 5,744 North Tyneside 4,613 Nottingham 6,373 Oldham 8,007 Plymouth 6,868 Preston 4,334 Rochdale 7,534 Rotherham 5,892 St. Helens 4,265 Sandwell 6,381 Sefton 10,295 Sheffield 14,222 South Tyneside 3,060 Southwark 6,510 Stockton-on-Tees 3,508 Sunderland 5,587 The Wrekin 3,569 Tower Hamlets 4,853 Walsall 7,883 Wandsworth 10,631 Wigan 9,028 Wirral 9,882 Wolverhampton 6,318 Total 436,120 Source: 1981 Census of Population.
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Mid-1986 Population Estimates (OPCS) (Thousands) Local Authority Area Total Population Age Group 0–15 60–65+ Birmingham 1,004.1 219.4 177.0 Hackney 187.1 41.6 30.0 Islington 168.0 30.9 28.1 Lambeth 245.0 47.1 40.1 Liverpool 483.0 99.0 92.1 Manchester 451.4 92.6 81.7 Salford 239.3 48.7 46.1 Newcastle 281.4 54.2 54.9 Gateshead 207.3 40.7 38.9 Barnsley 222.2 46.4 39.4 Blackburn 139.1 33.5 24.0
Local Authority Area Total Population Age Group 0–15 60–65 + Bolton 261.6 58.8 45.1 Bradford 463.1 108.5 78.9 Brent 255.7 51.8 39.9 Bristol 391.5 74.7 76.9 Burnley 88.2 19.5 16.3 Coventry 310.4 66.2 54.4 Derby 216.2 46.5 38.9 Doncaster 289.3 61.7 47.8 Dudley 300.9 60.2 50.8 Greenwich 217.8 46.3 38.5 Halton 123.2 30.1 17.6 Hammersmith and Fulham 150.8 25.6 26.8 Haringey 196.1 38.8 30.8 Hartlepool 90.7 19.6 15.2 Kensington and Chelsea 137.4 19.7 21.7 Kingston upon Hull 258.0 56.6 47.0 Kirklees 376.6 82.3 65.6 Knowsley 163.8 39.6 23.1 Langbaurgh 146.8 32.6 22.9 Leeds 710.9 142.7 131.4 Leicester 281.1 63.9 49.4 Lewisham 232.0 45.6 43.6 Middlesbrough 144.3 43.8 22.5 Newham 205.2 46.6 32.9 North Tyneside 192.3 37.8 38.2 Nottingham 277.8 57.1 50.4 Oldham 220.0 48.7 38.4 Plymouth 256.0 52.4 44.4 Preston 125.0 26.8 23.5 Rochdale 206.6 47.6 33.8 Rotherham 2521 54.8 40.9 St. Helens 187.9 39.9 31.0 Sandwell 301.1 63.5 55.9 Sefton 298.0 59.8 57.9 Sheffield 534.3 97.9 1079 South Tyneside 156.9 30.7 30.7 Southwark 216.0 42.5 40.6 Stockton on Tees 175.8 39.5 25.3 Sunderland 297.7 65.6 48.0 The Wrekin 130.2 30.8 18.4 Tower Hamlets 152.8 33.6 25.3 Walsall 261.8 55.6 42.5 Wandsworth 257.1 47.0 45.9 Wigan 306.6 66.2 50.1 Wirral 334.8 69.7 65.1 Wolverhampton 251.9 54.0 44.8
§ Mr. GouldTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) what was the expenditure of each Department in the inner cities in each year since 1978–79;
(2) what was the expenditure of each Department on the inner cities planned for 1988–89; and what is the estimated outcome for 1986–87 and 1987–88;
(3) if he will state the expenditure for 1988–89 and all the years of the public expenditure White Paper spent by each Department as part of the inner cities programme.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeInformation on inner city expenditure by Departments is not available on a consistent basis before 1988–89. Final decisions have not been taken on the proportion of planned expenditure which will be directed to inner cities for later years of the public expenditure survey. My right hon. Friends are responding individually to the hon. Member on the proportion of their Department's expenditure directed at inner cities. We estimate that some £3,000 million will be directed to the inner cities through the programme and initiatives described in the "Action for Cities" document, copies of which are available in the Library of the House.