HC Deb 13 July 1992 vol 211 cc401-2W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many permanent jobs have been created in each urban development area(a) since 1981–82 and (b) since 1987–88, net of losses.

Mr. Robin Squire

Estimates of employment in urban development areas are derived from surveys commissioned periodically by urban development corporations, and refer to the period since the designation of the areas. The figures below give the latest net estimate of permanent jobs created since inception in all UDAs except Merseyside. The figures for Merseyside UDA relate to the period since the area was extended in 1988.

UDA Date Established Estimated number of permanent jobs created (net of losses)
London Docklands 1981 26,000
Merseyside extended 1988 2,000
Trafford Park 1987 8,231

UDA Date Established Estimated number of permanent jobs created (net of losses)
Black Country 1987 3,000
Teesside 1987 6,025
Tyne & Wear 1987 9,237
Central Manchester 1988 750
Leeds 1988 3,875
Sheffield 1988 5,902
Bristol 1989 4,483

Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what levels of borrowing have been undertaken by each urban development corporation in each year since 1985–86.

Mr. Robin Squire

This information is as follows:

Amount
Bristol —nil
Black Country —nil
Central Manchester —£350,000 in 1991–92
Leeds —nil
London Docklands —£3,100,000 in 1985–86
Merseyside —£605,000 in 1985–86
—£55,000 in 1986–87
—£10,000 in 1987–88
Sheffield —nil
Teeside —£227,000 in 1988–89
Trafford Park —nil
Tyne and Wear —nil

Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much grant in aid has been made available to each urban development corporation since 1981 as a cash sum(a) at current prices and (b) 1981 prices.

Mr. Robin Squire

Only two urban development corporations have been in existence since 1981, London Docklands and Merseyside. Their total grant in aid since 1981 is:

£ million
(a) at current prices;
London Docklands 1,317.51
Merseyside 268.22
(b) at 1981 prices;
London Docklands 1,994.65
Merseyside 361.68

For the total grant in aid made available to the other urban development corporations from their inception, I refer to the reply which I gave to the hon. Member on 24 June 1992, Official Report, columns 195–96.