Action for Cities

HC Deb 25 July 1990 vol 177 c360W

102. Mr. Burt

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the progress of the action for cities programme.

Mr. Portillo

Substantial progress is being made in the regeneration of our inner cities under the Government's action for cities programme. In partnership with the private sector, substantial investment is taking place in new factories, housing, shopping centres, roads and other infrastructure, and in treating derelict land; unemployment in the 57 inner city target areas has fallen by a third since March 1988. The Government, through the city action teams and inner city task forces, are working closely with business, local government, the voluntary sector and local people to build on the progress already made and to maintain the pace of inner city regeneration.