§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, further to his reply of 5 March,Official Report, column 448, how many display signs were purchased by the Leeds development corporation for the £26,500 referred to in that reply; and how many of those signs are still in place.
§ Mr. Moynihan[holding answer 12 March 1990]: Leeds development corporation's expenditure on display signs of £26,500 since designation in June 1988 covers design work, materials and erection costs. Some 40 signs have been purchased and erected during that period, including 10 replacements. Thirty are currently in place, of which two have recently been blown down and two affected by storm damage. Work is in hand by the corporation to reinstate these signs.
§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will set out the main items of expenditure by the Leeds development corporation under the budget heading of £320,000 in 1989–90 and £480,000 in 1990–91 for promotion and publicity.
§ Mr. Moynihan[holding answer 12 March 1990]: The key objective of Leeds development corporation's promotion and publicity budget is to promote the economic regeneration of the Leeds urban development area. The main items of expenditure are the promotion and marketing of the urban development area and of Leeds in general; the promotion and marketing of specific sites; exhibition material; keeping the local community informed of the development corporation's activities, including a bi-annual newspaper; community sponsorship; and the production of an annual report.