§ Ms. RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what powers the London Docklands development corporation has south of the River Thames; and how it is intended London Docklands development corporation will run the proposed docklands light railway extension to Lewisham.
§ Mr. PortilloSection 136 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 provides that the object of an urban development corporation shall be to secure the regeneration of its area. I consider that an extension of the Docklands light railway to Lewisham will contribute to that object.