HC Deb 03 May 1990 vol 171 cc612-3W
Mr. Thornton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish data on urban development corporations showing both for 1988–89 and 1989–90, by individual urban development corporation(a) the area of land reclaimed, (b) the total area of land bought, (c) the area of land bought by compulsory purchase order, (d) the number of houses built or refurbished, (e) the area of industrial and commercial floorspace built or refurbished, (f) the miles of roads constructed or improved, (g) the value of public expenditure and (h) the value of private investment.

Mr. Moynihan

The latest available information is set out in the tables.

UDCs: 1989–90
UDCs Land reclaimed (ha) Total land acquired (ha)5 Land (ha) acquired by cpo6 Housing refurbished or built Ind./comm. Floorspace (sq m) Roads (km) improved or built EFL (£ million) Private investment (£ million)
Black Country 71.7 141 0 400 220,000 6.4 38 100
Bristol 5 3.3 0 25 n/a 0 5 n/a
Central Manchester 3.8 3.5 0 115 6,400 0 11 33
Leeds 18 32.7 0 105 82,000 0 10.05 33.65
London Docklands 22.7 35.58 4 1,9001 290,000 7.21 253.508 1,207
Mersey side 11.9 56.93 0 206 30,000 2.5 23 37
Sheffield 50 28.3 0 0 2,850 0.375 9.5 105
Teesside 94 237 3 302 50.800 1.2 35.9 151
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Trafford Park 40.3 11.6 0 0 32,983 0.5 13.3 173
Tyne and Wear 27.5 62.7 0 255 22,100 1.6 35.8 36
1 excludes refurbishment of existing homes.
2 built or under construction.
3 refurbished.
4 not readily available.
5 includes all land acquired by cpo, vesting or agreement.
6 excludes land where a cpo has been confirmed but the land has not yet been acquired.

UDCs: 1988–89
UDCs Land reclaimed (ha) Total land acquired (ha)4 Land (ha) acquired by cpo5 Housing refurb. or built Ind/comm. floorspace (sq m) Roads (km) improved or built EFL (£ m) Private investment (£m)
Black Country 42 122 0 288 62,315 5 23.0 95
Bristol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.283 0
Central Manchester 0 0.2 0 140 0 0 2.5 35
Leeds 5 0 0 0 60,000 0 2,743 25
London Docklands 46 2.07 3 12,695 240,000 12.13 116.415 2,450
Merseyside 43 45.95 0 233 24,000 3.65 21.0 17.5
Sheffield 1 30.3 0 0 50 0.25 7.958 2272.65
Teesside 28 36 0 0 8,000 0.6 21.003 34
Trafford Park 8.3 18 0 0 42,372 0.8 15.5 100.6
Tyne & Wear 15.8 141.6 0 0 13,500 0 24.016 40
1 Excludes refurbishment of existing homes.
2 Includes Meadowhall development, begun before SDC was set up in June 1988.
3 Not readily available.
4 Includes all land acquired by cpo, vesting or agreement.
5 Excludes land where a cpo has been confirmed but the land has not yet been acquired.

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