§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many jobs were located in the London Docklands Development Corporation area for each of the last four years.
§ Sir George YoungI shall answer this question shortly.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how much the London Docklands Development Corporation is spending on refurbishing the John W. McKay.
§ Sir George YoungThe LDDC has agreed to contribute £20,000 towards essential maintenance and servicing costs (not refurbishment) of the John W. McKay. It is also, with the ship's owners (Standard Telephones and Cables) forming a charitable trust to convert the ship into a museum of technological history.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment, with reference to housing land transfers of 310W London Docklands Development Corporation-owned land, what are the names of the schemes and the developers and the total numbers of transfers so far undertaken in each scheme.
§ Sir George YoungI shall answer this question shortly.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what arrangements have been made by the London Docklands Development Corporation to dispose of West India house and the Ledger building; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir George YoungA development brief for the disposal of West India house is currently being prepared by the LDDC as a preliminary to the invitation for tenders.
The corporation is at present negotiating for the disposal of the Ledger building as part of the north quay development.