§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much the London Docklands development corporation has spent on infrastructure in the area of the Royal Docks since its inception; and how much further it is committed to spend.
§ Mr. PortilloThe London Docklands development corporation has spent from 1981 to the end of September 1990 £222 million on infrastructure in the royal docks area. A further £28 million is committed. The corporation is also funding the DLR Beckton extension estimated to cost £248 million, most of which falls in the royal docks area.
§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much of the memorandum of agreement between the London Docklands development corporation and the Newham borough council has been carried out; and what remains to be carried out.
§ Mr. PortilloI refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him on 5 April 1990 by my hon. Friend the Member for Lewisham, East (Mr. Moynihan) at column777.
Over £26 million has now been spent on the projects which were listed in that reply.
Of the projects originally identified as possible in the memorandum, 12 have been completed or started, or will start this financial year and two are contingent on the content of future development yet to be determined.
§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much is in the budget of the London Docklands development corporation for the community services division for the current year; and what it has been in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. PortilloThe current budget for the community services division in the financial year 1990–91 is £27 million.
The community services division has existed only since 1988. However, expenditure on community projects in the last five years is as follows: 321W
£ million 1989–90 144 1988–89 9 1987–88 5 1986–87 4 1985–86 4 1 This figure includes £19.8 million for the development of over 400 new homes by a consortium of housing associations at Winsor Park. LDDC's major transport programme is also of substantial benefit to local communities.