§ Mr. Alec Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) of he will list the derelict land reclamation schemes which have been cleared, or are in the process of being cleared, since the inception of the Derelict Land Unit; and whether he will give details of the cost of each scheme to the local authority and to the Welsh Office, the area involved in each scheme, and the purpose for which the land is being reclaimed; when work commenced on each scheme; and when it was completed or it is estimated that it will be completed;
(2) if he will list the land, reclamation schemes under preparation or at present before his Department, the estimate of the cost of each scheme and the areas involved, the purpose for which the land is being reclaimed, the date the schemes were submitted to the Welsh Office and the likely dates of completion;
(3) what is the estimated expenditure by his Department on derelict land clearance in 1971 and 1972.
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§ Mr. Peter ThomasInformation about starting and completion dates is not readily available, but the following is a list giving up-to-date details of schemes approved since the Derelict Land Unit was set up and identifying the schemes completed or largely completed. Many schemes serve a combination of purposes, and these purposes cannot conveniently be identified in the list.
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Local Authority Site Acreage of derelict land reclaimed Cost of scheme Grant approved £ £ Llanelli B.C. *Morfa Tinplate Works—Phase I 2.3 7,633 6,174 Gelligaer U.D.C. *Opencast Site, Pontlottyn 4 14,500 12,325 Tredegar U.D.C. *Stockton Way 1 3,780 3,214 Cwmamman U.D.C. *Gelliceidrim Tip—Stage I 13.76 23,549 18,815 Rhondda B.C. Lewis Merthyr Colliery Tip 50 135,597 115,257 Port Talbot B.C. *Tips at Cwmavon 7 55,388 40,705 Pontardawe R.D.C. *Alloy Industrial Site 33 33,814 28,742 Ffestiniog U.D.C. *Treatment of Slate Waste, Blaenau Ffestiniog. 10 2,631 2,236 Swansea C.B.C. *White Rock Tip 120 128,592 109,303 Llanelli B.C. *Pemberton Tinplate Works 8.86 24,137 20,516 Pontypridd U.D.C. *Maritime Site, Maesycoed 5.21 80,222 41,197 Risca U.D.C. *Pontymister Foundry 4.21 13,936 3,058 Swansea C.B.C. *Upper Forest and Worcester Works, Morriston. 75.37 294,554 165,371 Cwmamman U.D.C. *Gelliceidrim Tip—Stage II 22 120,435 102,370 Brecknock R.D.C. *Railway Land at Sanaybridge 1 1,000 153 Rhondda B.C. *Gelli Colliery Site—Stage I 8 21,989 18,147 Pontardawe R.D.C. *Ystalyfera Colliery Site 9.77 5,596 4,757 Ebbw Vale U.D.C. *Numbers 7 and 8 Tips 85.77 140,000 65,782 Cwmamman U.D.C. *Former Raven Colliery, Garnant 0.38 4,434 2,240 Abercarn U.D.C. *Prince of Wales Colliery, South 5.82 17,333 3,625 Llanelli R.D.C. *Land at Pontyberem 19.66 6,124 5,205 Pontypridd U.D.C. *Land at Sardis Road 16 101,954 42,386 Llandeilo R.D.C. *Saron Colliery Tip 39.01 39,475 33,554 Tredegar U.D.C. *Land at Ashvale 46.13 72,059 61,250 Ceiriog R.D.C. *Slate waste at Glyn Ceiriog 5 1,018 865 Gelligaer U.D.C. Cefn Brithdir (Spion Kop) Tip 26.5 50,890 43,256 Gwyrfai R.D.C. *Slate waste, Dinorwic Slate Quarries. 15 3,629 3,085 Rhondda B.C. *Graig Ddu Tip, Dinas 6.25 16,916 14,379 Rhynney U.D.C. *Maerdy Tip 48.24 203,725 164,023 Brynmawr U.D.C. *†Rhydw Tump Site 19 — — Rhondda B.C. *Gelli Colliery Site—Stage II 12 46,784 39,766 Tredegar U.D.C. *Four Rows Dukestown 2.53 10,408 7,784 Cwmamman U.D.C. *Gelliceidrim Tip—Stage III NIL 12,101 10,286 Abercarn U.D.C. *Prince of Wales Colliery Site—Phase II. 10.3 61,527 36,129 Aberdare U.D.C. *Canal Road, Cwmbach 4.95 23,936 11,636 Glyncorrwg U.D.C. *Duffryn Rhondda Tips—Phase I 13.74 80,244 [...]5,953 Connah's Quay U.D.C. *Disused and Flooded Clay Pit 1.5 12,785 6,392 Wrexham R.D.C. *†Vauxhall Colliery Site 16 — — Aberdare U.D.C. *Railway Land, Robertstown 13.61 47,846 23,417 Abercarn U.D.C. *Prince of Wales Colliery Site—Phase IV. 12 60,766 31,821 Nantyglo and Blaina U.D.C. *Land at Rising Sun, Lower Deep and Henwaun Tips—Stage I. 19 50,220 42,687 Bedwellty U.D.C. *Pengam Old Colliery 29.14 73,662 62,579 Port Talbot B.C. *Land at Meadow Row and Cornish Row, Cwmavon. 29.56 89,152 63,029 Nantyglo and Blaina U.D.C. *Land at Waunheulog 3 5,000 4,250 Swansea C.B.C. *Land at Cwm, Winch Wen and Llansanlet (Landore Valley). 246 142,699 121,294 Swansea C.B.C. *Derelict Railway Arches 1 6,748 4,546 Breconshire C.C. Ystradgynlais By-Pass 26.65 69 215 57 983 Broadly the total of 2,078 acres consists of 930 for industrial use, 300 for housing and other local government uses and 848 which have been or are being landscaped, planted, etc. It is not practicable to give a similar description of schemes under consideration. I expect grant payments made by the Welsh Office to amount to approximately £850,000 in 1971 and to exceed that figure in 1972.
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Local Authority Site Acreage of derelict land reclaimed Cost of scheme Grant approved £ £ Rhondda B.C. Land at Ynysfeio 36 105,918 44,600 Risca U.D.C. *Risca Colliery Lands 20.3 86,899 52,280 Nantyglo and Blaina U.D.C. *Club Row, Blaina 26 45,449 38,632 Ebbw Vale U.D.C. Gantra Brook 6.9 59,171 41,772 Llanelli B.C. Derelict Railway Land 85.95 53,836 24,554 Abertillery U.D.C. *Rhiw Colbren Tip 17 30,334 20,256 Aberdare U.D.C. *Lettyshenkin Tips 20.57 68,574 58,288 Abertillery U.D.C. Cwmtillery Valley—Stage I 32 134,688 116,490 Llanelli B.C. *Greenfield Works 0.27 4,388 3,740 Aberdare U.D.C. Land at Fforchaman 20 58,458 49,689 Aberdare U.D.C. *Land at Abernant 14.85 15,511 13,184 Pontypool U.D.C. Land at Golynos—Phase I 33.9 34,769 31,084 Ceiriog R.D.C. *Brynkinallt Colliery Spoil Heap 26.89 72,578 59,778 Wrexham R.D.C. *Land at Solway Banks 19.07 24,875 23,338 Ebbw Vale U.D.C. *Tip South of Newtown 2.68 15,917 11,277 Llwchwr U.D.C. *Garngoch No. 2 Colliery Site—Phase I. 7.41 20,938 6,747 Abertillery U.D.C. Cwmtillery Valley—Stage II 22 171,640 145,894 Brecon M.B.C. Railway Land 22.69 48,158 40,934 Nantyglo and Blaina U.D.C. Land at Rising Sun, Lower Deep and Henwaun Tips—Stage II. 20 14,300 12,155 Gelligaer U.D.C. *Land North of Pontlottyn—State I. 55 33,292 28,298 Abercarn U.D.C. *Prince of Wales Site—Phase III 5.25 31,112 26,445 Swansea C.B.C. *Duffryn Steelworks Site, Morriston. 27 161,081 64,669 Swansea C.B.C. Swansea Canal—Stage I 25 29,000 24,650 Blaenavon U.D.C. *Daniel Doncaster Site—Stage I 40 13,498 11,473 Wrexham R.D.C. Llay Main Colliery 23.02 24,882 21,150 Bedwas and Machen U.D.C. Bed was Colliery Old Tips 42 70,001 59,501 Mynyddislwyn U.D.C. Nine Mile Point Colliery—Stage I 7.5 8,458 7,189 Abertillery U.D.C. *Land at Cwmnantygroes 8 33,876 28,795 Abertillery U.D.C. *Hafodyrynys Road, Bridge 4.35 4,916 4,179 Glamorgan C.C *Railway Bridge: Francis Street (North), Thomastown. 0.50 4,122 3,504 Glamorgan C.C. *Railway Bridge: Francis Street (South) Thomastown. 0.50 3,750 3,187 Glamorgan C.C *Railway Bridge: Waunrhydd Road, Tonyrefail. 0.50 4,236 3,601 Glamorgan C.C. *Biglis Bridge, Barry 0.50 4,313 3,235 Glyncorrwg U.D.C. Duffryn Rhondda Tips—Stage II 9 40,233 34,198 Maesteg U.D.C. Land at Hermon Road, Caerau 4 19,206 16,325 Swansea C.B.C. Swansea Canal—Stage II 50 127,216 91,134 Ebbw Vale U.D.C. *Land at Pant-y-Fforest—Stage I 72 32,870 27,940 Pontypool U.D.C. Varteg Site—Stage I 15 4,232 3,597 Pontardawe R.D.C. Pontardawe Steelworks 78 218,254 185,516 Port Talbot B.C. Anneddfan to Pwll-y-Glaw Tip 7.85 19,866 16,886 Rhymney U.D.C. Paddy's Pond 8.9 5,824 4,950 Rhymney U.D.C. Maerdy Quarry Site 7.45 6,248 5,311 Monmouthshire C.C. Garafach Junior School 3.32 12,092 7,728 TOTALS 2,078.34 4,396,982 3,199,605 * Schemes completed or largely completed. † Schemes where no grant was payable because the amount realised by the sale of the cleared land for industrial development exceeded the reclamation costs.