HC Deb 31 January 1991 vol 184 c568W
Mr. O'Brien

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will undertake a policy and quantitative evaluation of the work of each urban development corporation covering the period of their existence.

Mr. Portillo

Arrangements are in hand for an exercise in 1991–92 to establish baseline data for future evaluation of UDCs and Birmingham Heartlands.

Mr. O'Brien

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the urban development corporations which have areas of land in their charge which have yet to show some development taking place on land acquired.

Mr. Key

The UDCs acquire, reclaim and dispose of land for development as one means of securing the regeneration of their areas. All UDCs currently hold some land which is awaiting development.

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