§ Mr. Easthamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many private developers are currently proceeding on category A reclamation sites;
(2) if he will estimate how much private investment there has been generated through category A reclamation sites;
(3) how much derelict land grant has been taken up to date with category A reclamation schemes;
(4) how many category A reclamation schemes have been approved to date; and what was the area of land involved in each scheme.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneSince category A schemes were introduced in April 1982, 80 have been approved involving a matching number of private developers and covering some 460 hectares of derelict land. Approved public expenditure on these by way of derelict land grant amounts to £39.9 million. In most cases the process of reclamation and disposal of the sites and their subsequent development is still continuing but ultimately the schemes are expected to result in private investment worth some £260 million.