§ Mr. Alec Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of the schemes for the clearance of derelict land in Wales, including those schemes completed, approved and under consideration.
§ Mr. George ThomasFollowing is a list giving details of the schemes approved since November, 1966 (when the Welsh Office Derelict Land Unit was set up) and showing also the schemes completed or largely completed. It is not practicable to give similar details about schemes under consideration.
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Local Authority Site Acreage of Derelict Land reclaimed Cost of Scheme Grant approved £ £ Tredegar U.D.C. *Four Rows, Dukestown 2.53 10,408 7,784 Cwmamman U.D.C. *Gelliceidrim Tip—Stage III Nil 12,101 10,286 Abercarn U.D.C. *Prince of Wales Colliery Site—Phase II 11 61,527 36,129 Aberdare U.D.C. *Canal Road, Cwmbach 5 23,936 11,636 Glyncorrwg U.D.C. *Duffryn Rhondda Tips—Phase I 13.74 80,244 65,953 Connah's Quay U.D.C. *Disused and Flooded Clay Pit 1.5 12,785 6,392 Wrexham R.D.C. *†Vauxhall Colliery Site 16 — — Aberdare U.D.C. *Railway Land, Robertstown 12.5 47,846 20,555 Abercarn U.D.C. *Prince of Wales Colliery Site—Phase IV 12 60,766 31,821 Nantyglo and Blaine U.D.C. *Land at Rising Sun, Lower Deep and Henwaun Tips—Stage I. 7.13 50,220 42,687 Bedwellty U.D.C. *Pengam Old Colliery 29 73,662 62,579 Port Talbot B.C. *Land at Meadow Row and Cornish Row, Cwmavon. 29.56 89,152 63,029 Nantyglo and Blaine U.D.C. *Land at Waunheulog 5 5,000 4,250 Swansea C.B.C. Land at Cwm, Winch Wen and Llansamlet (Landore Valley). 246 142,699 121,294 Swansea C.B.C. *Derelict Railway Arches 1 6,748 4,546 Breconshire C.C. Ystradgynlais By-Pass 25 69,215 57,983 Rhondda B.C. Land at Ynysfeio 36 105,918 44,600 Risca U.D.C. Risca Colliery Lands 20.3 86,899 48,503 Nantyglo and Blaina U.D.C. Club Row, Blaina 26 45,449 38,632 Ebbw Vale U.D.C. Gantra Brock 6.9 59,171 41,772 Llanelli B.C. Derelict Railway Land 85.95 53,836 24,511 Abertillery U.D.C. Rhiw Colbren Tip 4 30,334 20,256 Aberdare U.D.C. Lettyshenkin Tips 20.5 68,574 58,288 Abertillery U.D.C. Cwmtillery Valley—Stage I 32 134,688 114,485 Llanelli B.C. *Greenfield Works 0.27 4,388 3,730 Aberdare U.D.C. Land at Fforchaman 18 58,458 49,689 Aberdare U.D.C. Land at Abernant 14.85 15,511 13,184 Pontypool U.D.C. Land at Golynos—Phase I 33.9 34,769 29,554 Ceiriog R.D.C. Brynkinallt Colliery Spoil Heap 26.89 72,578 58,239 Wrexham R.D.C. Land at Sol way Banks 19.07 24,875 21,144 * Schemes completed or largely completed. † Schemes where no grant was payable because the amount realised by the sale of the cleared land for industrial development exceeded the reclamation costs.