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Dept of the Environment

Answer

Mr. Dobson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the non-elected bodies responsible to his Department which are responsible for providing advice or services in London, indicating in each case the (i) overall budget and (ii) estimated running costs for each year from 1996-97 to 1999-2000. [21379] Mr. Gummer: Non-departmental public bodies responsible to my Department for providing advice or services in London are listed below: £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 Body Budget Running Budget Running Budget Running Budget Running costs costs costs costs (estimate) (estimate) (estimate) (estimate) London Docklands Development 84.7 23.9 97.4 23.7 -- -- -- -- Corporation{1} Waltham Forest Housing 31.1 3.9 32.4 2.8 20 rent{2} 2.2 18.5 2.1 Action Trust{2} rent{2} Tower Hamlets Housing Action 12.5 2.8 13 3 10 rent{2} 3.1 10 rent{2} 3 Trust{2} Stonebridge Housing Action 9.5 3.6 12.9 2.8 11 rent{2} 3 16 rent{2} 3.3 Trust{2} _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} London Docklands Development Corporation wound up on 31 March 1998. {2} HAT budgets for 1998-99 to 1999-2000 do not include rental income, which will cannot yet be estimated with accuracy being dependent on progress in redevelopment. In addition, a number of national bodies responsible to my Department, including the Housing Corporation, the Health and Safety Executive, English Partnerships and the Environment Agency, are responsible for delivery of services in London. Expenditure and running costs associated with these activities are not readily separable from overall national expenditure. I refer the hon. Member to my Department's annual report, published yesterday, copies of which are available in the Library.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

21379; 292 c924W

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Costs Advisory bodies Finance Greater London Government departments Department of the Environment

Contains statistics

Yes