§ Lord VERNONasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is their estimate of the amount of land lying derelict in:
in each of the three years 1970, 1975 and 1978.
- (a) Greater London, and
- (b) England and Wales (including Greater London),
§ Baroness DAVIDDirectly comparable figures for the three years are not available. The following relate to the two surveys of derelict land in England made in 1970 and 1974 and to the survey of 1971 in Wales.
Derelict land, in hectares, at 31st December 1st April 1970 1974 Greater London 190 324 England (including Greater London) 39,149 43,273 In Wales there were 16,534 hectares of derelict land at 31st December 1971.
We will be discussing with the local authority associations the timing and scope of the next survey.