HC Deb 09 June 1964 vol 696 cc41-2W
Mr. Boyden

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs how many schemes for the treatment of neglected or unsightly land have been started under Section 6 of the Local Authorities (Land) Act, 1963; and what grant has been approved.

Mr. Corfield

Local authorities are not required to notify my right hon. Friend of schemes for treating derelict, neglected or unsightly land which may be carried out under Section 6 of the Local Authorities (Land) Act, 1963. Grant of £140,143 will be payable under the provisions of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act, 1949, and the Local Employment Act, 1960, for schemes for which local authorities propose to use the powers of this Section.