§ Mr. James Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what correspondence he has had from Yorkshire and Humberside local authorities regarding the increase of grants for reclaiming derelict sand; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. OakesMy right hon. Friend has received no such representations.
As my right hon. Friend the Minister for Planning and Local Government announced in the House on 31st January, the rates of grant for the reclamation of derelict land are to be increased to 100 per cent. for new schemes in the assisted areas and derelict land clearance areas in England when the proposed Scottish
Region Local authority Number of housing action areas Number of dwellings Northern … Newcastle* … … … 7 2,805 … Wear Valley … … … 1 327 North West … Halton … … … 1 628 … Pendle* … … … 1 227 … Salford* … … … 1 104 … South Rubble* … … … 2 136 Yorkshire and Humberside … Grimsby … … … 1 319 … Sheffield* … … … 2 1,052 West Midlands … Birmingham* … … … 4 2,427 … Coventry … … … 1 469 … Sandwell* … … … 1 234 … Wolverhampton* … … … 1 375 East Midlands … — … … … — — London … GLC* … … … 1 333 … Brent … … … 1 393 … Haringey* … … … 1 489 … Kensington and Chelsea* … 1 1,001 … Southwark* … … … 1 346 … Wandsworth* … … … 1 620 … Westminster … … … 1 201 South East … — … … … — — Eastern … — … … … — — SouthWest … — … … … — — Total … 19 … … … 30 12,486 * Local authority notified that no action is to be taken by the Secretary of State under section 37(2)(a) or (b) of the Housing Act 1974. Information is not available on the total expenditure approved by central and local government on the wide variety of relevant services provided within housing action areas.