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Received a report outlining the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister’s formal consultation paper on the proposed Urban Development Corporation (UDC) for East London, incorporating parts of Barking and Dagenham (a copy of the consultation paper was attached to the report).

Agreed, in order to assist the Council in achieving its Community Priorities of “Regenerating the Local Economy”, and “Improving Health, Housing and Social Care”, and respond by the deadline of 6 February 2004, to:

1. Endorse the Council’s response to the UDC consultation (attached as Appendix 2 to the report subject to comments made by Members), noting that the Council is currently unable to endorse the establishment of the UDC due to fundamental issues remaining unresolved, and

2. A further report on the Government’s final proposals to be presented to the Executive in due course, when a final decision on whether to support the establishment of the UDC will be presented to Members for consideration.