§ Mr. Ness Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will state the results of the survey of derelict land carried out by local authorities in response to Circular 55/64.
§ Mr. Cledwyn HughesCircular 55/64 initiated annual surveys of derelict land by local authorities. For the 1964 returns I would refer the right hon. Member to the Answer given to the hon. Member for Swansea, East on 24th February, 1966. The second annual survey has now been carried out in response to Circular 28/65, and this shows that at 31st December, 1965, there were some 16,500 acres of derelict land in Wales, of which 9,800 acres were considered by the local authorities to justify treatment. Following are the figures for each county:
to col. 1525, after Mr. Redhead's reply to Question 33.