§ 19. Mr. Cormackasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will confer with the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and local authorities with a view to launching a national reclamation campaign designed to clear all the nation's industrial waste land during the next 10 years.
§ Mr. Graham PageClose touch is maintained with the Department of Trade and Industry and the local authorities. A vigorous reclamation drive is well under way, with the aim of clearing existing problems in the priority areas within 10 years.
§ Mr. CormackI thank my hon. Friend for that encouraging reply, but will he make sure that a firm target date is fixed and that maximum publicity is given to this problem?
§ Mr. PageIf local authorities not within priority areas wish to undertake an energetic and systematic scheme, we shall give them all the help and encouragement that resources will permit.