HC Deb 30 October 1990 vol 178 c471W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will state for each urban development corporation (i) the gross expenditure on capital projects and grants, (ii) the gross expenditure on physical infrastructure and (iii) the proceeds of land and property sales in the last financial year.

Mr. Portillo

[holding answer 29 October 1990]: Expenditure in 1989–90 was as follows:

Urban Development Corporation expenditure 1989–90 (£ million)
Urban Development Corporation Capital projects and grants1 Physical infrastructure2 Proceeds from land and property sales
Black Country 19.6 14.1 0.5
Bristol 1.9 1.0
Central Manchester 9.5 0.4
Leeds 7.2 0.4
London Docklands 133.0 129.0 31.6
Merseyside 19.5 2.4 3.0
Sheffield 6.8 0.5
Teesside 24.1 9.6 5.0
Trafford Park 11.3 2.8 3.9
Tyne and Wear 31.4 0.7 3.8
1 Total expenditure on environmental projects, Iand purchase, Iand reclamation, housing and grants to industry and the voluntary sector.
2 Total expenditure on transport and service infrastructure.