HC Deb 06 July 1987 vol 119 cc54-5W
Dr. Cunningham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in the Official Report for each of the metropolitan district council areas (a) the total acreage and (b) the proportion of all land designated as derelict at the latest available date.

Mr. Ridley

The information is given in the following table. The figures in column(b) are based on information available at 1 April 1982, the date of the last survey of derelict land in England. The figures shown in brackets represent the proportion of derelict land which is considered to justify reclamation.

A further survey of derelict land is planned for April 1988.

Metropolitan District Council (a) Council area (acres) (b) Proportion of land which is derelict
Greater Manchester
Bolton 34,572 2.8 (2.7)
Bury 24,511 4.8 (4.8)
Manchester 28,720 2.5 (2.4)
Oldhara 34,871 2.5 (2.3)
Rochdale 39,306 1.4(1.1)
Salford 23,942 4.0 (3.3)
Stockport 31,153 1.0(0.9)
Tameside 25,510 2.5 (2.5)
Trafford 26,129 1.7(1.4)
Wigan 51,461 6.4 (6.4)
Merseyside
Knowsley 24,065 1.6(1.6)
Liverpool 27,819 5.7 (5.7)
St. Helens 32,201 3.5 (n/a)
Sefton 36,325 1.2(1.2)
Wirral 38,420 1.7(1.7)
Tyne and Wear
Gateshead 35,373 2.9 (2.9)
Newcastle Upon Tyne 27,643 1.2(1.2)
North Tyneside 20,700 3.2 (3.2)
South Tyneside 15,711 3.0 (3.0)

Metropolitan District Council (a) Council area (acres) (b) Proportion of land which is derelict
Sunderland 33,962 3.2 (3.2)
West Yorkshire
Bradford 90,572 0.9 (0.8)
Calderdale 89,851 1.0 (0.9)
Kirkless 101,294 1.3(1.2)
Leeds 138,911 1.4(1.1)
Wakefield 82,336 1.8(1.8)
South Yorkshire
Barnsley 80,048 1.2(1.1)
Doncaster 143,698 0.5 (0.4)
Rotherham 69,877 0.9 (0.8)
Sheffield 90,785 0.5 (0.4)
West Midlands
Birmingham 64,822 0.9 (0.9)
Coventry 23,845 0.9 (0.9)
Dudley 24,202 5.9 (5.99)
Sandwell 21,150 2.8 (2.8)
Solihull 44,495 0.2 (0.2)
Walsall 26,266 4.1(4.0)
Wolverhampton 17,000 3.6 (3.6)

Dr. Cunningham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the amount of derelict land grant made available to individual local authorities for each year since 1979, and where appropriate split these into class A and class B grants.

Mr. Ridley

I shall answer this question shortly.