§ Mr. SwinneyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions for each year since the creation of the London Docklands Development Corporation, what was the (i) population, (ii) unemployment rate and (iii) employment rate for the area covered by the London Docklands Development Corporation. [36095]
§ Angela Eagle[holding answer 24 March 1998]: These figures are not available on a yearly basis. The figures shown in the Table have been compiled from information 158W available from the 1981 and 1991 Population Censuses and estimates by the London Docklands Development Corporation in 1996 and 1997.
Population—UDA total 1981 39,429 1991 60,760 1996 76,849 1997 81,231
percentage Unemployment rate-UDA total Employment rate-UDA total 1981 (April) — 183.4 1981 (July) 17.8 — 284.6 1991 (April) 11.9 383.3 1996 (October) 11.4 488.6 1997 (December) 7.2 592.8 1 Source—1981 Population Census 2 Including residents on a government training scheme 3 Excluding residents on a government training scheme. Source— 1991 Population Census 4 LDCC estimate—assumes all estimated economically active who are not unemployed are employed 5 LDCC estimate—assumes all estimated economically active who are not employed are employed Notes:
The smallest geographical area for which unemployment rates are produced are travel to work areas which approximate to self-contained labour markets. Official unemployment rates are therefore produced for the Heathrow and Greater London travel to work area but not at borough, ward or Urban Development (UDA) level.
Unemployment rates for the London Docklands UDA have been calculated using the estimated count of unemployment for the UDA (using official unemployment counts) and dividing this by the known or estimated economically active population.
Employment rates are based on residents in employment (including self employed) as a percentage of the economically active population.
In July 1991 there were an estimated 3,533 UDA residents who were unemployed; by December 1997 the count of unemployment was estimated to be 2,883. Over the same time period the population has more than doubled.
§ Mr. SwinneyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what has been the total financial assistance given to the London Docklands Development Corporation since its inception. [36094]
§ Angela Eagle[holding answer 24 March 1998]: Since the LDDC's creation in 1981, until 31 March 1998 when the Corporation ceases to operate, it will have received a total of £1,859 billion in Grant in Aid support.
§ Mr. SwinneyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the transport projects of value greater than £10 million funded by public money in the area covered by the 159W London Docklands Development Corporation; and what is the total cost for each project for each of the last five years. [36096]
LDDC Transport Projects in Excess of £ 10m with previous 5 years spend £ million Project number Title Estimated final cost Spend 1993–94 Spend 1994–95 Spend 1995–96 Spend 1996–97 Spend 1997–98 Royal Docks Roads 0815 Eastern Gateway Access Road 12.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1427 Connaught Crossing 29.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1564 Lower Lea Crossing 43.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 Isle of Dogs Roads 1536 Trafalgar Way 11.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1714 Poplar Link 30.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1871 Limehouse Link 255.0 42.0 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 2431 East India Dock Link 48.0 0.2 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 Docklands Light Railway 0658 Original Railway 37.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2842 Beckton Extension 252.2 18.2 12.1 0.7 0.6 0.0