HC Deb 14 March 1988 vol 129 cc460-1W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give the location of the £580 million of investment arising from urban development grant and urban regeneration grant.

Mr. Trippier

The private sector investment that will be attracted by urban development and urban regeneration grant now stands at £592 million. The regional breakdown is as follows:

Region 1 £ million
East Midlands 44
London 95
Merseyside 52
Northern 79
North West 95
South East 1
West Midlands 181
Yorkshire and Humberside 45
TOTAL 592
1 Private sector investment.

Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give the location and distribution of the 28,50(1 jobs and 7,000 homes attributed by Her Majesty's Government to the urban development grant and urban regeneration grant.

Mr. Trippier

A regional breakdown of the jobs and homes attributed to approved urban development grants and urban regeneration grant schemes is as follows:

Region Jobs Homes
East Midlands 1,990 780
London 6,220 90
Merseyside 3,040 600
Northern 2,210 1,860
North West 5,610 490
South East 50 0
West Midlands 8,490 2,040
Yorkshire and Humberside 1,260 1,420
TOTAL 28,870 7,280

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