HC Deb 09 February 1987 vol 110 cc127-8W
Mr. Gordon Brown

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his latest estimate for the total yearly spending of public money in (a) London docklands and (b) Liverpool docklands.

Mr. John Patten

[pursuant to his reply, 6 February 1987]: The annual public expenditure outturn figures for the London Docklands Development Corporation and for the Merseyside Development Corporation are set out in the following table:

£ million
LDDC MDC
1981–82 31.5 6.7
1982–83 41.3 20.5
1983–84 62.4 32.0
1984–85 58.6 29.7
1985–86 56.7 28.9
1986–871 62.7 27.7
1987–882 82.8 28.7
1 provision.
2 plan.