§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how much derelict land has been reclaimed by regional area in England for each year from 1975 to 1985; how much funding was available for each year; and if, in any year, it was underspent;
(2) how much derelict land has been reclaimed by county area in England for each year from 1975 to 1985; how much funding was available for each year; and if, in any year, it was underspent.
§ Sir George YoungDetails of the amount of derelict land reclaimed by county and regional area in England in each financial year for the period 1 April 1974 to 31 March 1982 are given in the "Survey of Derelict Land in England 1982", a copy of which is available in the Library. The amount of derelict land reclaimed in each financial year with the aid of derelict land grant by region for the period 1 April 1982 to 31 March 1985 is shown on a comparable basis:
Derelict Land in England Total area of derelict land reclamation schemes completed with the aid of derelict land grant hectares DOE Administrative Region 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 Northern 279 75 391 North West* 526 426 524 Yorkshire and Humberside 82 82 97 West Midlands 235 362 153 East Midlands 131 207 50 South West 97 68 38 Greater London 37 10 47 South East 30 31 11 Eastern† 3 10 5 Total 1,420 1,271 1,316 Notes:
* Includes Cumbria and Merseyside.
† Includes Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Essex. For the purposes of the 1982 survey of derelict land in England these counties were included in the south-east region.
Information on derelict land reclaimed by county area for the period subsequent to the 1982 survey of derelict land is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The resources made available under the derelict land grant scheme, for the reclamation of derelict land in England for each financial year for the period 1 April 1974 to 31 March 1985 are as follows, together with the expenditure outturn and the under or overspend.
£ million Resource Allocation Expenditure Outturn Under/ Overspend -/+ 1974–75 12.0 8.3 -3.7 1975–76 13.6 10.7 -2.9 1976–77 16.3 10.0 -6.3 1977–78 15.6 13.4 -2.2 1978–79 21.2 20.7 -0.5 1979–80 23.5 22.4 -1.1 1980–81 29.6 30.0 +0.4 1981–82 37.5 29.7 -7.8 1982–83 76.5 61.1 -15.4 1983–84 74.8 68.2 -6.6 1984–85 75.0 69.9 -5.1 1985–86 81.8 *79.8 *-2.0 * Estimated.