HC Deb 16 June 1959 vol 607 c213
4. Mr. Hector Hughes

asked the President of the Board of Trade how many schemes for the clearance of derelict sites in Scotland have been approved by his Department under the Distribution of Industry Act, 1945, during each of the

SCHEMES FOR THE CLEARANCE OF DERELICT SITES IN SCOTLAND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRADE UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF INDUSTRY ACT, 1945, SINCE 1ST JANUARY, 1949
Location Year in which Approved Work Commenced Work Completed Annual Cost* Total Cost
1949 1950 1951 1952
£ £ £ £ £
1. Galston, Ayrshire 1949 April, 1950 September, 1951 — 10,170 1,947 1,347 13,464
2. Airdrie, Lanarkshire 1949 December, 1949 May, 1950 900 2,250 653 — 3,803
3. Larkhall, Lanarkshire 1949 June, 1949 August, 1950 1,035 914 219 — 2,168
4. Motherwell, Lanarkshire. 1949 January, 1950 May, 1950 — 7,292 — — 7,292
5. Braidhurst, Motherwell, Lanarkshire. 1949 April, 1949 May, 1950 15,425 5,427 — — 20,852
6. Wishawhill, Motherwell, Lanarkshire. 1949 April, 1949 January 1950 2,595 1,758 — — 4,353
7. Stonehouse, Lanarkshire. 1949 January, 1950 December, 1950 — 5,013 — 1,675 6,688
8. Barrhead, Renfrewshire 1949 August, 1949 April, 1950 1,157 1,256 1,423 — 3,836
9. Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. 1959 Work has not begun
Total 21,112 34,080 4,242 3,022 62,456
* Some retrospective payments were made after completion of the work.