§ Mr. Frank Fieldasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list for the latest available date the amount paid in derelict land grants to (a) public bodies and (b) private owners for (i) England, (ii) Merseyside and (iii) Wirral.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneAs at 18 December the amounts paid so far in derelict land grants for the current financial year are as follows:
Grants to public bodies Grants to private persons or companies £ £ England 40,628,820 1,917,559 Merseyside* 1,758,911 218,506 Wirral 117,271 Nil * Excluding Wirral Borough Council.