HC Deb 21 July 1986 vol 102 cc49-50W
Sir Russell Johnston

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he intends to publish the review he has been carrying out into the status of enterprise boards.

Mr. Tracey

We are not currently carrying out a review of the status of enterprise boards. We shall consider the most appropriate means of dealing with applications from such bodies for grants from the European regional development fund in the light of the Department's current review of the local authority capital control system.

Sir Russell Johnston

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how he intends to deal with peripheral bodies and local authority companies in the course of his current review of enterprise boards' job-creating programmes.

further seven schemes submitted to the urban housing renewal unit. These schemes are in the London borough of Brent, the royal borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Cannock Chase district council, City of Wakefield metropolitan district council. Langbaurgh borough council and Knowsley metropolitan borough council. All these schemes, which have been worked up by the local authorities in close collaboration with the Department's urban housing renewal unit and regional offices, involve improved housing management.

Approval in principle has been given for additional resources to be made available in 1986–87. The amounts and the estates which will benefit are as follows:

Mr. Tracey

I am not aware of any review of enterprise boards' job-creating programmes.