HC Deb 17 January 1994 vol 235 cc360-1W
Mr. William Powell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list for each year since 1980–81 the money paid to Corby district council under the derelict land scheme.

Mr. Baldry

This information is not available in the precise form requested. However, since 1980–81, Corby district council has incurred the following expenditure on land reclamation which has been eligible for derelict land grant. Grant is payable on this expenditure at a rate of 100 per cent.

Corny District Council Derelict Land Grant Expenditure
Year Expenditure £
1980–81 505,000
1981–82 809,000
1982–83 3,112,640
1983–84 3,289,793
1984–85 3,512,493
1985–86 3,652,513
1986–87 4,000,000
1987–88 3,941,974
1988–89 3,035,917
1989–90 2,410,386
1990–91 1,374,391
1991–92 1,914,953
1992–93 3,635,003
11993–94 1,305,000
Total 36,499,063
1forecast

A further £27,000 of derelict land grant has been paid towards reclamation schemes carried out by non-local authority applicants in the Corby district.

Mr. William Powell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much money has been made available to the district and borough of Corby under the estate action scheme in each year since 1985.

Sir George Young

The following amounts of estate action resources have been made available to Corby since 1985:

. £ million
1985–86 to 1990–91 Nil
1991–92 1.4
1992–93 1.85
1993–94 2.9
1994–951 3.0
1995–961 3.0
1996–971 0.6
1 Provisional.