§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish a table indicating for each urban development corporation(a) how much land each UDC has acquired in total, (b) how much land each UDC currently retains, (c) how much money each UDC has spent in land transactions, and (d) how much money each UDC has received from land transactions.
§ Mr. Redwood[holding answer 25 June 1992]: This information is shown in the table.
LAND TRANSACTIONS
The table shows, at column;
- (a) how much land each UDC has acquired in total;
- (b) how much land each UDC currently retains;
- (c) how much money each UDC has spent in land transactions; and
- (d) how much money each UDC has received from land transactions.
UDC (a) (b) (c) (d) hectares hectares £ million £ million Black Country 399.000 349.000 68.000 3.700 Bristol 16.190 16.190 24.371 nil Central Manchester 5.115 5.115 12.278 nil Leeds 41.210 37.160 17.525 1.762 London Docklands 870.000 594.000 161.000 302.000 Merseyside 382.000 333.000 29.000 11.200 Sheffield 170.000 73.000 222.700 30.370 Teesside 417.730 367.860 428.465 46.129 Trafford Park 167.090 145.790 41.619 9.258 Tyne and Wear 330.000 280.270 42.359 5.814 Notes:
1All figures are up to the period ending 31 March 1992.
2Including estimate of land vested but still subject to negotiation.
3A further £7.395 million is due under firm building agreements.
4These figures include expenditure on buildings.