§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what land reclamation schemes have been submitted to his Department by Wolverhampton borough council; what was the cost of these schemes; which have been approved; and how much has been made available;
(2) if he will give additional help to Wolverhampton borough council for its land reclamation schemes to improve the prosperity and appearance of inner city areas.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe council submitted 20 schemes for its 1982–83 programme at a total cost of £1,120,000, with expenditure in the year amounting to some £328,000. An allocation of £140,000 for this year has been made for the following schemes:
- Dudley—Priestfield railway line—£60,000
- Pendeford 2B, phases I and II—£66,000
- Bowker Street—£2,000
- Rooker Street—£10,000
- Goresbrook Quarry—£2,000
Eleven schemes were either ineligible or insufficiently prepared. The remainder could not be accommodated within current resources and there is no prospect of making extra funds available to the council this year.
A further scheme for Wolverhampton put forward by the West Midlands county council, the reclamation of Stafford Road gas works, has been separately approved at a cost of £430,000 in 1982–83.