asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will indicate the factors taken into account in the selection of designated districts under the Inner Urban Areas Bill.
In determining the selection of partnership and programme authorities and the other districts to be designated under the Inner Urban Areas Bill, I have had to make a judgment about the scale, intensity and concentration of the problems of individual districts.Every urban area has a different combination of social and economic stress. In some districts there are small areas of intense deprivations and dereliction while in others problems are more evenly distributed. In some areas housing and social difficulties predominate; in others unemployment is the main problem. I have had to consider statistical data, much of which is only available for complete districts, as well as other evidence. The following table sets out for the districts selected the basic data for any assessment of need.
Social/Demographic
| Economic
| Physical
| |||||||||
Local Authority (population) (a) | Estimated population loss (gain) (b) | Seriously overcrowded (c) | New Commonwealth population (d) | Single parent families (e) | Pensioners (f) | Unemployed (g) | Socio-Economic groups on low incomes (h) | Free school meals (j) | Lacking basic housing amenities (k) | Derelict land (ha) (l) | |
Greenwich (217,700) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 8,800 | 1,017 | 8,510 | 2,520 | 33,683 | 7,484(1) | 23,860 | (2) | 14,851 | |
Per cent. | … | 4·0 | 1·4 | 4·0 | 3·4 | 15·9 | 11·0 | 20·0 | |||
Lewisham (268,500) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 27,900 | 2,486 | 22,670 | 3,880 | 42,970 | 3,988(1) | 28,880 | (2) | 23,059 | |
Per cent. | … | 10·4 | 2·7 | 8·6 | 4·1 | 16·3 | 10·8 | 24·6 | |||
Newham (237,400) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 8,800 | 2,223 | 26,130 | 2,880 | 36,345 | 6,839(1) | 39,100 | 4,749 | 36,736 | 145(3) |
Per cent. | … | 3·7 | 2·8 | 11·2 | 3·6 | 15·6 | 16·5 | 13·2 | 45·3 | 6·3 | |
Southwark (262,100) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 34,100 | 3,328 | 22,050 | 4,760 | 41,085 | 5,159(1) | 41,210 | (2) | 31.960 | |
Per cent. | … | 13·0 | 3·6 | 8·6 | 5·1 | 16·1 | 15·7 | 34·3 | |||
Tower Hamlets (165,800) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 19,400 | 2,516 | 14,520 | 2,480 | 25,077 | 6,049(1) | 35,190 | (2) | 17,086 | |
Per cent | … | 11·7 | 4·4 | 9·0 | 4·3 | 16·4 | 21·2 | 29·7 | |||
Hackney (220,300) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 22,200 | 4,643 | 33,780 | 4,650 | 34,723 | 6,942(1) | 32,520 | (2) | 31,390 | — |
Per cent. | … | 10·1 | 5·8 | 15·6 | 5·8 | 16·2 | 14·8 | 39·3 | |||
Islington (201,900) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 31,200 | 5,098 | 27,850 | 3,890 | 30,267 | 7,471(1) | 29,510 | (2) | 37,646 | — |
Per cent. | … | 15·5 | 6·6 | 14·2 | 5·1 | 15·5 | 14·6 | 48·9 | |||
Lambeth (307,500) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 20,500 | 5,835 | 43,365 | 6,220 | 45,541 | 10,947(1) | 36,410 | (2) | 38,614 | — |
Per cent. | … | 6·7 | 5·2 | 14·5 | 5·6 | 15·3 | 11·8 | 34·5 | |||
Birmingham (1,098,000) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 36,200 | 9,858 | 94,820 | 14,620 | 157,623 | 39,843 | 158,430 | 35,031 | 74,447 | 204 |
Per cent. | … | 3·3 | 2·7 | 8·8 | 4·0 | 14·7 | 5·9 | 14·4 | 19·5 | 20·6 | 0·8 |
Liverpool (610,100) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 68,000 | 4,931 | 5,330 | 8,650 | 93,385 | 72,161(4) | 89,980 | 22,357 | 57,075 | 71 |
Per cent. | … | 11·1 | 2·5 | 0·9 | 4·4 | 15·8 | 11·3 | 14·7 | 24·4 | 29·4 | 0·6 |
Social Demographic
| Economic
| Physical
| |||||||||
Local Authority (population) (a) | Estimated population loss (gain) (b) | Seriously overcrowded (c) | New Commonwealth population (d) | Single-parent families (e) | Pensioners (f) | Unemployed (g) | Socio-Economic groups on low incomes (h) | Free school meals (j) | Lacking basic housing amenities (k) | Derelict land (ha) (l) | |
Manchester (543,900) | |||||||||||
Abs | … | 47,800 | 5,088 | 22,705 | 10,970 | 84,669 | 42,614(4) | 75,630 | 26,946 | 53,487 | 279 |
Percent | … | 8·8 | 2·8 | 4·3 | 6·0 | 16·1 | 6·0 | 13·9 | 32·1 | 28·9 | 2·4 |
Salford (279,900) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 18,700 | 1,551 | 1,655 | 4,720 | 42,732 | 42,614(4) | 43,250 | 10,592 | 25,848 | 228 |
Per cent. | … | 6·7 | 1·6 | 0·6 | 5·0 | 15·6 | 6·0 | 15·5 | 22·7 | 27·0 | 2·4 |
Newcastle (308,300) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 14,500 | 2,410 | 3,285 | 4,450 | 50,711 | 37,419(4) | 34,320 | 11,858 | 21,592 | 201 |
Per cent. | … | 4·7 | 2·2 | 1·1 | 4·2 | 16·9 | 8·8 | 11·1 | 26·2 | 20·1 | 1·8 |
Gateshead (225,100) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 3,700 | 1,600 | 220 | 2,770 | 33,687 | 37,419(4) | 26,910 | 7,885 | 14,411 | 238 |
Per cent. | … | 1·6 | 2·1 | 0·1 | 3·6 | 15·1 | 8·8 | 12·0 | 21·0 | 18·7 | 1·7 |
North Tyneside (207 900) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 6,900 | 1,360 | 205 | 2,650 | 31,344 | 37,419(4) | 23,390 | 5,512 | 11,267 | 177 |
Per cent. | … | 3·3 | 1·9 | 0·1 | 3·7 | 15·3 | 8·8 | 11·2 | 16·0 | 15·8 | 2·1 |
South Tyneside (177,100) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 10,600 | 1,406 | 350 | 2,530 | 26,349 | 37,419(4) | 21,250 | 5,695 | 12,376 | 190 |
Per cent. | … | 6·0 | 2·3 | 0·2 | 4·2 | 15·1 | 8·8 | 12·0 | 19·2 | 20·6 | 3·0 |
Sunderland (293,200) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | (5,000) | 2,099 | 290 | 3,300 | 40,785 | 15,732(4) | 32,600 | 11,692 | 17,780 | 508 |
Per cent. | … | (1·7) | 2·2 | 0·1 | 3·4 | 14·1 | 12·5 | 11·1 | 20·6 | 18·4 | 3·7 |
Middlesbrough (157 300) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 3,700 | 1,016 | 2,470 | 2,450 | 19,046 | 19,174(4) | 21,010 | (2) | 12,015 | 87 |
Per cent. | … | 2·4 | 2·1 | 1·6 | 5·0 | 12·4 | 8·5 | 13·4 | 24·6 | 1·8 | |
Bolton (259,500) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | (1,500) | 1,203 | 8,975 | 3,220 | 42,046 | 6,420 | 37,050 | 7,927 | 22,671 | 375 |
Per cent. | … | (0·6) | 1·3 | 3·5 | 3·5 | 16·4 | 5·8 | 14·3 | 16·5 | 24·8 | 2·7 |
Oldham (224 000) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | (2,200) | 781 | 5,100 | 3,150 | 35,082 | 4,587 | 38,090 | 6,732 | 19,807 | 325 |
Per cent. | … | (1·0) | 1·0 | 2·3 | 3·9 | 15·9 | 4·6 | 17·0 | 17·5 | 24·8 | 2·3 |
Social/Demographic
| Economic
| Physical
| |||||||||
Local Authority (population) (a) | Estimated population loss (gain) (b) | Seriously overcrowded (c) | New Commonwealth population (d) | Single parent families (e) | Pensioners (f) | Unemployed(g) | Socio-Economic groups on low incomes (h) | Free school meals (j) | Lacking basic housing amenities (k) | Derelict land (ha) (l) | |
Wirral (355,800) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 9,700 | 994 | 1,045 | 4,390 | 57,969 | 72,161(4) | 37,140 | 9,070 | 16,462 | 70 |
Per cent. | … | 2·7 | 0·8 | 0·3 | 3·7 | 16·6 | 11·3 | 10·4 | 15·0 | 13·8 | 0·4 |
Bradford (461 800) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 800 | 3,647 | 28,110 | 6,930 | 74,321 | 10,918 | 64,970 | 16,092 | 28,068 | 367 |
Per cent. | … | 0·2 | 2·3 | 6·2 | 4·3 | 16·4 | 6·5 | 14·1 | 20·0 | 17·5 | 1·0 |
Kingston-Upon-Hull (286,000) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 9,700 | 1,235 | 1,120 | 4,670 | 41,944 | 15,415 | 44,940 | — | 27,158 | 196 |
Per cent. | … | 3·4 | 1·3 | 0·4 | 4·8 | 15·0 | 8·5 | 15·7 | (2) | 27·9 | 2·8 |
Leeds (738,900) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | (5,600) | 2,896 | 18,000 | 10,270 | 115,113 | 17,443 | 84,510 | 21,933 | 31,839 | 1,190 |
Per cent. | … | (0·8) | 1·1 | 2·5 | 4·0 | 16·0 | 5·7 | 11·4 | 17·7 | 12·3 | 2·1 |
Sheffield (572 700) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 17,300 | 2,279 | 10,630 | 5,940 | 94,146 | 11,699 | 71,930 | 10,052 | 48,164 | 200 |
Per cent. | … | 3·0 | 1·1 | 1·9 | 2·9 | 16·8 | 4·1 | 12·6 | 10·6 | 23·8 | 0·5 |
Wolverhampton (269,100) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 2,800 | 2,148 | 28,960 | 3,250 | 36,059 | 8,461 | 34,770 | 6,200 | 16,443 | 149 |
Per cent. | … | 1·0 | 2·5 | 10·9 | 3·7 | 13·6 | 5·8 | 12·9 | 12·2 | 18·8 | 2·2 |
Leicester (284 200) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | (2,400) | 2,111 | 27,995 | 4,160 | 45,817 | 11,505 | 38,840 | (2) | 32,538 | 41 |
Per cent. | … | (0·8) | 2·2 | 10·1 | 4·3 | 16·6 | 4·9 | 13·7 | 34·0 | 0·6 | |
Nottingham (300.600) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 19,300 | 1,845 | 15,160 | 5,270 | 45,155 | 15,859 | 44,420 | (2) | 28,980 | 10·1 |
Per cent. | … | 6·4 | 1·8 | 5·2 | 5·1 | 15·5 | 5·3 | 14·8 | 28·1 | 1·4 | |
Hammersmith (187,200) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 21,500 | 4,228 | 19,330 | 3,550 | 31,403 | 11,045(1) | 22,320 | (2) | 33,485 | — |
Per cent. | … | 11·5 | 5·7 | 10·7 | 4·8 | 17·4 | 11·9 | 45·2 | |||
Hartlepool (99,500) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 2,600 | 484 | 195 | 1,330 | 13,295 | 6,204 | 13,270 | (2) | 7,986 | 44 |
Per cent. | … | 2·6 | 1·5 | 0·2 | 4·2 | 13·5 | 13·8 | 13·3 | 25·0 | 0·5 | |
Blackburn (141,100) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | (1,000) | 583 | 6,535 | 1,990 | 24,614 | 4,212 | 20,990 | (2) | 17,752 | 185 |
Per cent. | … | (0·7) | 1·2 | 4·7 | 4·0 | 17·8 | 6·2 | 14·9 | 35·6 | 1·3 |
Social/Demographic
| Economic
| Physical
| |||||||||
Local Authority (population) (a) | Estimated population loss (gain) (b) | Seriously overcrowded (c) | New Commonwealth population (d) | Single parent families (e) | Pensioners (f) | Unemployed(g) | Socio-Economic groups on low incomes (h) | Free school meals (j) | Lacking basic housing amenities (k) | Derelict land (ha) (l) | |
Rochdale (203 100) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | (8,200) | 1,079 | 5,620 | 3,300 | 29,812 | 2,726 | 32,500 | 7,958 | 14,167 | 211 |
Per cent. | … | (4·0) | 1·5 | 2·8 | 4·7 | 14·9 | 5·2 | 16·0 | 20·3 | 20·2 | 1·3 |
Sefton (307,500) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 2,600 | 1,076 | 1,210 | 3,800 | 48,415 | 3,106(4) | 29,670 | 9,025 | 16,004 | 40 |
Per cent. | … | 0·8 | 1·1 | 0·4 | 3·8 | 16·1 | 9·4 | 9·6 | 16·4 | 15·9 | 0·3 |
St. Helens (189,000) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | (4,500) | 636 | 190 | 1,750 | 25,415 | 4,933 | 23,710 | 5,895 | 13,725 | 311 |
Percent. | … | (2·4) | 1·0 | 0·1 | 2·8 | 13·7 | 8·1 | 12·5 | 16·6 | 22·3 | 2·3 |
Wiean (302 900) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | (8,000) | 857 | 300 | 2,890 | 44,265 | 6,372 | 45,780 | 10,332 | 20,711 | 1,045 |
Per cent. | … | (2·6) | 0·8 | 0·1 | 2·8 | 14·8 | 8·6 | 15·1 | 17·1 | 20·1 | 5·3 |
Barnsley (225,600) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 1,500 | 783 | 225 | 2,620 | 31,908 | 4,807 | 24,690 | 6,385 | 15,213 | 395 |
Per cent. | … | 0·7 | 1·0 | 0·1 | 3·5 | 14·3 | 6·0 | 10·9 | 15·8 | 20·1 | 1·2 |
Doncaster (281 000) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | (4,700) | 895 | 1,940 | 3,610 | 36,865 | 7,827 | 30,190 | 7,375 | 15,513 | 710 |
Per cent. | … | (1·7) | 1·0 | 0·7 | 3·9 | 13·3 | 7·1 | 10·7 | 13·5 | 16·9 | 1·2 |
Rotherham (243,100) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | (5,700) | 794 | 1,205 | 2,680 | 31,125 | 4,457 | 27,980 | 6,226 | 14,580 | 260 |
Per cent. | … | (2·3) | 1·0 | 0·5 | 3·4 | 12·9 | 7·3 | 11·5 | 12·7 | 18·2 | 0·9 |
Sandwell (330,200) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 18,300 | 2,584 | 22,305 | 3,410 | 47,687 | 5,884(4) | 54,160 | 7,387 | 21,022 | 310 |
Per cent. | … | 5·5 | 2·4 | 6·8 | 3·1 | 14·5 | 4·4 | 16·4 | 12·7 | 19·2 | 3·6 |
Brent (280,700) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 23,100 | 5,748 | 48,940 | 4,120 | 41,446 | 4,156(1) | 30,830 | 5,283 | 26,549 | — |
Per cent. | … | 8·2 | 5·9 | 17·8 | 4·2 | 15·0 | 11·0 | 14·2 | 27·0 | — | |
Ealing (301,100) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 3,000 | 4,039 | 39,610 | 3,780 | 45,123 | 5,481(1) | 32,450 | 5,377 | 24,068 | 13 |
Per cent. | … | 1·0 | 3·9 | 13·4 | 3·6 | 15·3 | 10·8 | 13·6 | 23·0 | 0·2 | |
Haringey (240,100) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 13,100 | 3,352 | 45,095 | 3,670 | 37,780 | 6,274(1) | 26,970 | 4,896 | 33,924 | 39 |
Per cent. | … | 5·5 | 3·9 | 19·2 | 4·2 | 16·0 | 11·2 | 15·5 | 39·0 | 1·3 | |
Wandsworth (302,300) | |||||||||||
Abs. | … | 19,000 | 3,551 | 32,885 | 5,050 | 47,134 | 7,456(1) | 30,010 | (2) | 37,435 | — |
Per cent. | … | 6·3 | 3·2 | 11·2 | 4·6 | 16·2 | 9·9 | 34·1 |
NOTES:
( a) Population—Census 1971.
( b) Estimated population loss—Population 1971 (Census) less mid-1976 estimate of population (UPCS). Percentage of population 1971 (Census).
( c) Seriously overcrowded—Households with over 1·5 persons per room. Percentage of private households present. (Census 1971).
( d) New Commonwealth population—Persons resident at census with both parents born NC and person born GB or both parents born NC and person born NC, or one parent born NC and person born NC. Percentage of population resident and present at census. (Census 1971).
( e) Single-parent families—Lone parent families. Percentage of households. (Census 1971).
( f) Pensioners—Males 65 years or over plus females 60 years or over. Percentage of population in private households. (Census 1971).
( g) Unemployed—Unemployment in local areas as at 9th March 1978. These relate to Department of Employment local employment office areas or groups of areas which do not correspond to local authorities but cover "travel-to-work" areas (see list below). The denominators used in calculating the percentage rates of unemployment are the mid-1976 estimates of employees (employed and unemloyed). (DE Gazette, April 1978).
( h) Socio-economic—Persons economically active or retired in SEG 10 and SEG 11. Percentage of population. (Census 1971).
( j) Free school meals—Number of day pupils taking free dinners. Percentage of all pupils present. (DES statistics for each Local Education Authority, January 1978).
( k) Lacking basic housing amenities—Private households lacking exclusive use of one or more basic amenities (fixed bath or shower, wash basin, kitchen sink, inside WC, hot and cold water supply). (Census 1971).
( l) Derelict land—Land so damaged by industrial or other development that it is incapable of beneficial use without treatment. Percentage of total area of local authority. (DOE: Survey of Derelict and Despoiled Land in England, April 1974).
(1) Unemployment rates are not available separately for individual London boroughs. The total number of unemployed registered at local employment offices serving each borough is shown except for the Docklands boroughs where the Docklands total is shown.
(2) Separate information on the provision of free school meals within inner London boroughs and non-metropolitan districts is not available, since responsibility for this provision falls on the Local Education Authority, respectively the Inner London Education Authority and the relevant County Councils. ILEA provided 72,039 free meals daily in January 1978 (22·6 per cent. of all pupils present), Cleveland (including Middlesbrough and Hartlepool), 17,794 (15·7 per cent.), Humberside (including Kingston-upon-Hull) 21,275 (13·4 per cent.), Lancashire (including Blackburn) 36,126 (15·8 per cent.), Leicestershire (including Leicester), 14,902 (10·1 per cent.), and Nottinghamshire (including Nottingham) 25,902 (15·0 per cent.).
(3) Docklands Joint Committee study (1975).
(4) Data relate to local employment office area or travel-to-work area named differently (see list below).
Local Employment Office and Travel-to-Work Areas:
In general, these have the same names as those of the districts listed. The names do not correspond in the following cases:
District
| Department of Employment area
|
Salford | Manchester |
Newcastle | Tyneside |
Gateshead | Tyneside |
North Tyneside | Tyneside |
South Tyneside | Tyneside |
Sunderland | Wearside |
Middlesbrough | Teesside |
Wirral | Liverpool |
Sefton | Southport |
Sandwell | West Bromwich |
Within London, the employment offices and careers offices primarily serving the boroughs listed are as follows:
Greenwich
- Deptford and Greenwich
- Woolwich
Lewisham
- Lewisham (and CO)
Newham
- Canning Town
- East Ham and Newham East CO
- Stratford (and CO)
Southwark
- Bermondsey (and CO)
- Camberwell
Tower Hamlets
- Stepney (and CO)
- Poplar (and CO)
Hackney
- Hackney (and CO)
- Shoreditch and Barbican CO
Islington
- Holloway (and CO) and Islington CO
- King's Cross (and CO)
Lambeth
- Brixton (and CO) and Vauxhall CO
- Borough and Elephant CO
- Streatham
Hammersmith
- Hammersmith and West London CO
- Fulham (and CO) and Putney CO
Brent
- Wembley (and CO)
- Willesden (and CO)
Ealing
- Ealing (and CO)
- Acton (and CO)
- Southall and Greenford CO
Haringey
- Wood Green and Hornsey CO
- Tottenham (and CO) and Edmonton CO
Wandsworth
- Clapham Junction (and CO)
- Tooting and Balham CO.