§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the occupational categories, by socio-economic group, of the new jobs in London's docklands which are held by residents of the London boroughs of Newham, Tower Hamlets, and Southwark created in docklands since 1981.
§ Sir George YoungThis information is not collected.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give a breakdown by category, manufacturing, office, distribution, mixed use development, of how many of the estimated 3,185 new jobs created in the London docklands urban development area, excluding Inner Urban Areas Act assistance, since July 1981 were in existing buildings or buildings commenced prior to July 1981.
§ Sir George YoungOf the 3,185 new jobs created in the LDDC area since July 1981, 2,236 are in existing buildings. By category, these number:
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Number Industry *70 Office †l,010 Distribution 500 Mixed use 656 * Limehouse Studios † Includes 280 in LDDC offices The existing buildings in the first three categories required refurbishment before use.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many acres of land in the London Docklands Development Corporation's ownership are awaiting development; and how long this land has been in the London Docklands Development Corporation's ownership.
§ Sir George YoungLand in the corporation's ownership available for development was purchased in the following years, and was at 31 March 1984 at the stages shown:
Year of purchase acres awaiting reclamation acres being reclaimed acres reclaimed and awaiting disposal/development 1981–82 187.17 78.47 151.5 1982–83 63.76 19.93 52.7 1983–84 227.91 — 2.0 In addition, the corporation has released—by sale or lease—land purchased in 1981–82, of which 126 acres is being developed and 124.56 acres is already in use.