HC Deb 28 February 1992 vol 204 cc637-8W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish(a)the total grant paid to the London Docklands development corporation (b)expenditure by his Department outside the LDDC area but directly related to docklands redevelopment in east London and (c) other expenditure by his Department on regeneration within the LDDC area showing revenue and capital separately for each year from 1981–82 to 1991–92 (estimated) and plans for 1992–93 to 1994–95.

Mr. Portillo

(a) Total grant paid to the London Docklands development corporation (LDDC) from 1981–82 to 1991–92 is:

Revenue £ million Capital £ (rounded)
1981–82 2 28
1982–83 8 33
1983–84 9 54
1984–85 11 48
1985–86 11 43
1986–87 12 53
1987–88 12 71
1988–89 18 98
1989–90 20 236
1990–91 22 311
11991–92 22 227
1 Estimated.

The provisional allocation for 1992–93 is £21 million (revenue) and £81 million (capital).

Levels of grant for 1993–94 and 1994–95 have not be determined.

(b) My Department's inner-city programmes support various regeneration activities. Although it is not possible to quantify the value of schemes relating directly to docklands redevelopment, inner-city expenditure (capital and revenue) in the boroughs of Newham, Southwark and Tower Hamlets, is:

£ million (rounded)
1981–82 2
1982–83 1
1983–84 3
1984–85 5
1985–86 4
1986–87 7
1987–88 8
1988–89 8
1989–90 9
1990–91 9
11991–92 13
1 Estimated.

The allocation for 1992–93 has not yet been finalised, and grant levels for 1993–94 and 1994–95 have not been determined.

(c) I will write to the hon. Member with this information.