Development Corporations (Budgets)

HC Deb 30 November 1987 vol 123 cc420-1W

Mr. Ken Hargreaves

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what were the total annual budgets for(a) the London Docklands Development Corporation and (b) the Merseyside Development Corporation in each financial year since their inception; and, of this, what proportion was spent on public relations, marketing and advertising.

Mr. Trippier

The MDC's expenditure for each year since 1981 together with expenditure on publicity and promotion is as follows:

Year	Total expenditure (£ million)	Publicity and promotion (£ million)	Percentage
1981–82	50.32	00.31	1
1982–83	20.769	0.354	2

Year	Total expenditure (£ million)	Publicity and promotion (£ million)	Percentage
1983–84	31.868	0.603	2
1984–85	29.241	0.719	2
1985–86	27.446	0.604	2
1986–87	24.842	0.565	2

Relevant information on the LDDC's expenditure is contained in its annual reports, copies of which are laid before the House.