§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will tabulate in theOfficial Report for each year since 1981 the number of dwellings sold by the London Docklands development corporation to persons who were residents of (a) any of the three dockland boroughs and (b) the statutory area of the corporation.
§ Mr. TrippierThe LDDC does not itself build or sell dwellings, but makes its land available to other developers. 3,263 homes built on corporation-owned sites were sold by 31 March 1987. 1,490 were purchased by residents of the boroughs of Newham, Southwark, and Tower Hamlets. 1,098 of these same purchases were made by existing residents of the LDDC's area. A more detailed breakdown on an annual basis is not readily available.
§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will tabulate in theOfficial Report for each year since 1981 the number of dwellings built on land some time in the ownership of the London Docklands development corporation which were vested in housing associations.
§ Mr. TrippierThe number of homes completed on LDDC sites either by housing associations, or purchased by them from other developers, is as follows:
year Completions 1981–82 0 1982–83 31 1983–84 111 1984–85 119 1985–86 230 1986–87 370
§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will tabulate for each year since 1981 the number of housing units built on land some time in the ownership of the London Docklands development corporation and which were initially sold for £40,000 or less, together with the number and respective percentages of dwellings initially sold for a higher figure.
§ Mr. TrippierThe information requested is as follows:
Sales of new homes on LDDC-owned sites £40,000 or under Above £40,000 Year Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Total sales 1981–82 2 100.0 0 0.0 2 1982–83 399 98.5 6 1.5 405 1983–84 431 96.9 21 3.1 452 1984–85 519 87.8 161 12.2 680 1985–86 324 71.1 494 28.9 818 1986–87 167 56.5 739 43.5 906
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give the most recent figures, in square metres, for the quantity of land within the area of the London Docklands development corporation which has been used, since 1981, for(a) non-residential 192W development, (b) residential development sold at a price of £40,000 or less, (c) residential development sold at a price of £100,000 or more, (d) rented local authority development and (e) other rented accommodation.
§ Mr. TrippierI shall write to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, by what methods the London Docklands development corporation makes the public aware of its activities.
§ Mr. TrippierIt does so by a variety of means. It is required by law to publish its annual report and its accounts. It also publishes annually its updated corporate plan. TheDocklands News newspaper and other publicity material are issued on a regular basis. There are also frequent and regular press notices, and interviews and articles by board members and corporation staff. LDDC is represented at many local authority and local community meetings and similar functions. It holds regular open evenings at its area offices, and public meetings and exhibitions on specific issues. Its planning committee meetings and agenda are publicised and open to the public. Finally, there are wide consultations on particular planning applications and on the corporation's own development framework and other proposals.