HC Deb 29 January 1985 vol 72 cc128-9W
Mr. Tony Banks

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what is the change in the number of people employed in undertakings that use the river or dock facilities within the London Docklands Development Corporation area since July 1981;

(2) how many jobs created in the London Docklands Development Corporation area since July 1981 are held by residents of the London boroughs of Newham, Tower Hamlets and Southwark;

(3) how many new jobs created in the London Docklands Development Corporation area since July 1981 have been taken by people who were previously registered unemployed in Southwark, Newham or Tower Hamlets;

(4) what information he has as to how many of the new jobs created in the London Docklands Development Corporation area since July 1981 referred to in his answer to the hon. Member for Newham, South on 28 November, Official Report, column 515, are transfers from other locations.

Sir George Young

This information is not collected.

Mr. Tony Banks

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the number of people in each of the nine major standard industrial classification categories (1980) among the new jobs created within the London Docklands Development Corporation area since July 1981.

Sir George Young

This information is not broken down by standard industrial classification categories for the LDDC area. The 3,619 new jobs created in the LDDC area since July 1981 (excluding Inner Urban Areas Act related employment) can, however, be broken down into the following categories:

Number
Office 1,090
Industry 96
Distribution 1,393
Mixed 1,040
3,619

Mr. Tony Banks

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give a breakdown by (i) the nine main Standard Industrial Classification Orders (1980) and (ii) the major employer of the 1,629 jobs in the rest of Tower Hamlets, referred to in his answer to the hon. Member for Newham, South (Mr. Spearing) on 28 November, Official Report, column 515; and how many of these relate to jobs in St. Katherine's dock.

Sir George Young

This information is not broken down by standard industrial classification categories. The 1,629 jobs in Tower Hamlets within the LDDC area, but excluding those in the enterprise zone, can, however, be broken down as follows:

Number
Office 710
Distribution 850
Inner Urban Areas Act funded *69
1,629
* This category cannot be broken clown further.

The major employer within the above total is the ASDA superstore, which has created 350 jobs. Seven hundred and ten of the new jobs are attributable to development at St. Katherine's dock.