§ Mr. BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage and surface area of recycled land has been decontaminated in each of the last 12 years by county and region in Scotland; and what percentage and surface area of that land has been used for housing developments. [32426]
§ Mr. MacdonaldInformation specifically on decontaminated land which has subsequently been used for housing developments is not available centrally. However, the Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey does provide some information on the amount of vacant and derelict land being taken up for a range of uses. The information related to housing is as follows:
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Vacant and derelict land recycled for housing development Hectares Percentage 1990 Total vacant and derelict land 12,140 — Total taken up since 1988 586 — Total taken up for housing 1— — 1993 Total vacant and derelict land 15,400 — Total taken up since 1990 2,293 — Total taken up for housing 571 24.9 1994 Total vacant and derelict land 14,094 — Total taken up since 1993 1,263 — Total taken up for housing 216 17.1 1995 Total vacant and derelict land 13,721 — Total taken up since 1994 824 — Total taken up for housing 234 28.4
Vacant and derelict land recycled for housing development Hectares Percentage 1996 Total vacant and derelict land 13,101 — Total taken up since 1995 688 — Total taken up for housing 257 37.4 1Figure unavailable Note:
Owing to the change to local authority boundaries following the reorganisation of local government, it is not possible to produce time series aggregated data by local authority area.