The funding is to be split between improvements and workspacerefurbishment in Essex. The funding for Kent will go for communityregeneration, environmental improvements, land and propertyacquisition and a skills center. "By integrating environmentalprotection into the wider development of the gateway we can ensurethat it has a positive environmental image," states Royal Societyfor the Protection of Birds regional director Chris Corrigan.

The London Development Agency has also secured funding toupgrade electricity provision for Dagenham Dock, while Swanscombein Kent will be able to fund better facilities. Prescott alsoannounced the launch of the Thames Gateway Delivery Office.

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