§ Mr. Urwinasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what estimate he has made of the total capital investment required to eliminate completely derelict sites in the Northern 179W Region as a whole and in each county in the region.
§ Mr. SkeffingtonNo reliable estimate can be made without a detailed appraisal of each site and the appropriate scheme of treatment. Information from applications for grant so far approved suggests
DERELICT LAND IN THE NORTHERN REGION Spoil Heaps Excavations and Pits Administrative Counties and County Boroughs Total acreage Acreage justifying treatment Total Acreage Acreage justifying treatment Cumberland … … … 833 628 873 290 Carlisle … … … — — 26 26 Durham … … … 3,240 2,607 2,093 747 Darlington … … … 12 1 — — Gateshead … … … 43 43 — — South Shields … … … — — — — Sunderland … … … — —. — — West Hartlepool … … … — — — — Northumberland … … … 1,358 1,328 1,403 570 Newcastle-upon-Tyne … … … 7 7 28 28 Tynemouth … … … 33 33 — — Westmorland … … … 7 — 7 — Yorkshire—North Riding … … 231 138 123 98 Middlesbrough … … … — — — — Totals … … … 5,764 4,785 4,553 1,759
Other form of dereliction Totals Administrative Counties and County Boroughs Total acreage Acreage justifying treatment Total acreage Acreage justifying treatment Cumberland … … … 504 416 2,210 1,334 Carlisle … … … 12 12 38 38 Durham … … … 3,905 2,999 9,238 6,353 Darlington … … … — — 12 1 Gateshead … … … 25 25 68 68 South Shields … … … 11 11 11 11 Sunderland … … … 104 104 104 104 West Hartlepool … … … — — — — Northumberland … … … 4,713 3,255 7,474 5,153 Newcastle-upon-Tyne … … … 100 87 135 122 Tynemouth … … … 9 9 42 42 Westmorland … … … 17 17 31 17 Yorkshire—North Riding … … … 759 681 1,113 917 Middlesbrough … … … 231 215 231 215 Totals … … … 10,390 7,831 20,707 14,375