§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what information he has of the number of firms active in the Southwark urban development area in 1980, the number of people they employed and whether the employees lived in(a) Southwark and (b) the other dockland boroughs; and if he has comparable information for the latest available date.
§ Mr. TrippierThe numbers of employing establishments and employees in the Southwark part of the UDA in 1981 and 1987 were as follows:
1981 1987 Employing Establishments 285 358 Employers 5,824 8,732 LDDC has no data for 1980; and no place of residence information for 1981. Data for 1987 will be available shortly and I will write to the hon. Member at that time.