§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list in the Official Report all compulsory purchase notices issued by the London Docklands Development Corporation showing for each the area of land, the projected use of the land, the costs to the corporation where purchase has been completed and the number of those employed who are or have been subject to displacement.
§ Mr. TrippierThe following table lists the compulsory purchase orders made by the London Docklands Development Corporation, the area of land affected (some of which is the subject of more than one CPO) and the regeneration purpose of acquisition. The remaining information is not readily available but I will write to the hon. Member shortly with more details:
Tower Hamlets and Newham in the London docklands; what are the estimated costs of each of its sections, crossings or tunnels; and what status it will be accorded.
§ Mr. TrippierThe LDDC currently estimates that, by the year 2000. the traffic flows on the busiest section of the 193W network, which is in Tower Hamlets, would be about 7,000 vehicles two-way in the peak hour. The equivalent figure for Newham is about 4,000 vehicles.
The total construction cost (excluding land) for the LDDC's road programme is £188 million at March 1986 prices. The major schemes are as follows:
Scheme Cost £ million Limehouse Link Cut and Cover 40 Poplar Link and Connecting tunnel 26 Lower Lea Road Crossing 20 Connaught Crossing 21 Royal Albert Dock Spine Road 20 Eastern Gateway Access Road 14 No decisions have yet been taken on the final status of each section.
§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will set out the main headings of gross expenditure of the London Docklands Development Corporation to date including land acquisition, publicity, consultancy, administration and local community grants, together with offsetting income from each principal source and his reasons for seeking to increase borrowing powers from £600 million to £800 million.
§ Mr. TrippierLDDC's expenditure and receipts to 31 March 1987 are set out below. Further details will be available in the corporation's annual report and accounts 1986–87, which will be laid before the House before the recess.
£ million Gross Expenditure to 31 March 1987 Land Acquisition 79 Reclamation and Treatment 78 Other infrastructure 128 Community and Local Industry Support 19 Administration 27 Estate Management 12 Promotion and General Consultancy 14 Interest and Taxation 16 Total Expenditure 373 Income Disposal Income 58 Other Income 10 Total Income 68 Net Expenditure 305 A sum close to the present financial limit for urban development corporations of £600 million will be reached by 31 March 1988. It is therefore necessary to raise the limit provided for by statute before Estimates for 1988–89 can be presented.