HC Deb 16 February 1989 vol 147 cc376-7W
Ms. Gordon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will give the new address of each firm that has been relocated from the London docklands urban development area with London Docklands development corporation assistance;

(2) if he will provide a breakdown by economic sector of those firms that have been relocated from the London docklands urban development area with London Docklands development corporation assistance;

(3) how many firms have been relocated from the London docklands urban development area with London Docklands development corporation assistance; and what was the total cost to the corporation of these relocations.

Mr. Trippier

I shall write to the hon. Member.

Ms. Gordon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will provide an estimate of the number or proportion of the jobs attracted to the London docklands urban development area that have gone to residents of the London boroughs of Newham, Tower Hamlets and Southwark and the basis for any estimate given.

Mr. Trippier

Of the 20,317 jobs attracted to the LDDC area since 1981, some 4,955, approximately one in four, have gone to residents of Newham, Southwark or Tower Hamlets.

This estimate is based on surveys of employment in the LDDC area in 1985 and 1987 commissioned by LDDC, and relates only to "employing establishments". There are a further 5,668 jobs in "other employments", for example one man businesses and construction sites. An unknown proportion of these jobs will also be held by residents of the three boroughs.

Ms. Gordon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his answer of 23 January,Official Report, column 457, if he will provide a breakdown by economic sector of the 41 firms employing 10 or more people that closed between 1981 and 31 March 1988 in the London docklands urban development area.

Mr. Trippier

The information requested is as follows

SIC code Number of firms
1 Energy and water 1
2 Extraction of minerals; Manufacture of metals 3
3 Metal goods/vehicles industry 3
4 Other manufacturing 8
5 Construction 4
6 Distribution, Hotels, Catering, Repairs 14
7 Transport and Communications 8
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