§ Sir Irvine PatnickTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the development corporations in the United Kingdom that were originally formed; how many are still in existence; what are their respective time limits; how much land each has reclaimed; how many jobs have been created by each corporation's activities; what value of private sector funding has been attracted by each; and if he will make a statement. [2518]
§ Mr. CurryThe information is given in the table:
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UDC Wind-up date Land reclaimed (hectares) Jobs created (gross) Private investment (£million) London Docklands 31 March 1998 709.0 63,025 6,084.4 Merseyside 31 March 1998 342.0 14,458 394.0 Black Country 31 March 1998 257.7 13,357 690.0 Teesside 31 March 1998 355.6 7,682 837.3 Trafford Park 31 March 1998 142.3 16,197 914.6 Tyne and Wear 31 March 1998 456.4 19,649 758.4 Bristol 31 December 1995 60.0 4,250 200.0 Sheffield 31 March 1997 234.5 11,342 553.1 Central Manchester 31 March 1996 33.0 4,909 344.8 Leeds 31 March 1995 68.0 9,066 357.0 Birmingham Heartlands 31 March 1998 54.0 1,773 106.8 Plymouth 31 March 1998 5.5 8 0 All corporations except Leeds are still in existence.
Responsibility for the Cardiff bay and Laganside development corporations lies with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales and my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland respectively.
All outputs are cumulative to 31 March 1995.