HC Deb 13 July 1995 vol 263 c723W
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(a) at current prices and (b) at 1987 prices. [34140]

Sir Paul Beresford

The amount of grant in aid made available to each urban development corporation between April 1981 and March 1995,(a) at current prices and (b) at 1987 prices, is set out in the table.

£ millions
Urban Development Corporations At current prices At 1987 prices
London Docklands 2,175.4 1,478.2
Merseyside 465.9 316.6
Teesside 308.9 209.9
Black Country 334.7 227.4
Trafford Park 204.0 138.6
Tyne and Wear 299.2 203.3
Bristol 87.8 59.7
Sheffield 97.6 66.3
Central Manchester 86.8 59.0
Leeds 64.6 43.9
Birmingham Heartlands 24.3 16.5
Plymouth 16.6 11.3

Actual grant in aid paid to urban development corporations has been adjusted in line with her Majesty's Treasury's GDP deflator indices. Current prices are 1995–96 prices.