HC Deb 13 April 1994 vol 241 cc172-3W
Ms Gordon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list, by local authority area, each London Docklands development corporation-owned site in the Docklands urban development area which is currently undeveloped.

Sir George Young

I have asked my Department to produce this information. I will write to the hon. Member as soon as it is available.

Ms Gordon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total spending that the London Docklands development corporation is committing to social projects in 1994–95; and if he will break this figure down into amounts to be spent on(a) training, (b) social housing, (c) Tower Hamlets accord, (d) Newham memorandum of agreement, (e) community grants and (f) health projects; and if he will make a statement on the future of the social programme.

Sir George Young

The London Docklands development corporation is proposing to spend £14,518,000 in 1994–95 on social projects. This allocation is due to be discussed formally with the Department in the corporate plan round currently under way.

The breakdown is:

Category £ thousand
(a) Training 1,024
(b) Social housing 2,062
(c) Tower Hamlets accord 5,063
(d) Newham memorandum 2,979
(e) Community grants 2,542
(f) Health projects 303
(g) Schools and education 545
The social programme continues to be a key area of the corporation's activities in its remit to assist regeneration in the docklands.

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