§ Mr. O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he has discussed with local authorities the winding-up of the urban development corporations and the transfer of their functions; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what are the proposed dates for the winding-up of the 10 urban development corporations; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. PortilloUDCs were given indicative lifetimes at designation. On that basis, their projected wind-up dates would be:366W
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§ Mr. Barry FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the duties of the Royal Parks Constabulary in the hours between locking the park gates and unlocking them.
§ Sir George YoungOf the 21 parks, gardens and open spaces policed by the Royal Parks Constabulary, 10 are fully closed at night. In the closed parks officers check unoccupied premises—park yards, restaurants, sports clubs, and so on—and prevent unauthorised access to the locked areas. In addition, some of the closed parks have security-sensitive premises located within them and officers carry out security patrols.
§ Mr. Barry FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the number of arrests and successful prosecutions by type of offences for the last three years of the Royal Parks Constabulary.
§ Sir George YoungAll persons arrested by the Royal Parks Constabulary are handed over to the Metropolitan police for processing. My Department does not keep a central record of the outcome of prosecutions. The numbers of reported crimes and arrests are:
Year First Generation: London Docklands 1996 Merseyside 1996 Second Generation: Black Country 1997 Teesside 1997 Trafford Park 1997 Tyne and Wear 1997 Third Generation: Bristol 1994 Central Manchester 1993 Leeds 1993 Sheffield 1995 We are keeping their lifetimes under review, and will discuss the implications of wind-up with local authorities and others in due course.