HC Deb 12 June 1992 vol 209 cc346-7W
Mr. Mackinlay

T[...] ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects the consultants examining potential for the future of the East Thames corridor to report; and when he expects the report to be published.

Mr. Baldry

The consultants are now working on the second stage of the study and this is due to be completed by about the end of July. We expect that a report on the completed study will be published in due course.

Mr. Mackinlay

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the terms of reference and geographical parameters given to the consultants commissioned to examine regeneration of the East Thames corridor.

Mr. Baldry

The terms of reference for this study require the consultants, Llewelyn Davies Planning, to assess the development capacity and potential of the East Thames corridor in the light of its transport and infrastructure requirements and the need for environmental protection and enhancement. The full terms of reference were published on 24 November 1991 and are available in the Library. For the purposes of the study a care area has been defined which includes Stratford, the Lower Lea Valley and the Royal Docks at the western end of the corridor and the areas on either side of the river extending eastwards to Tilbury in Essex and the Medway towns and Sheerness in Kent.