Written question asked by Sydney Chapman (Conservative) on Wednesday, 2 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 7 February 2005. It was answered by Keith Hill (Labour) on Monday, 7 February 2005 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much of the additional floorspace required to accommodate the new jobs that the Government plans to realise in the Thames Gateway between 2003 and 2016 has received planning permission.

Answer: Sir Sydney Chapman: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much of the additional floor space required to accommodate the new jobs that the Government plans to realise in the Thames Gateway between 2003 and 2016 has received planning permission. [214524] Keith Hill: Data is not held centrally about the amount of floor space expected to be provided by new developments for which planning permission has been granted by local authorities. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister does not hold data on the total amount of existing commercial and industrial floor space. Across local authority districts in the Thames Gateway, this figure was 24.8 million m2 in 2004.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 430 c1295W; 214524
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Buildings Employment Infrastructure Planning Regional planning and development Thames Gateway
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk