§ 99. Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many acres of derelict land were cleared in Scotland in each year since 1960; what is the estimate for each of the next three years; and what was the annual cost to public funds.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe following is the information:
Year Acreage Cost £ 1960 … — — 1961 … 46.2 37,000 1962 … 2.1 5,000 1963 … 68.4 73,000 1964 … 77.8 138,000 1965 … 235.7 310,000 1966 … 274.0 417,000 1967 … 159.8 853,000 1968 … 147.4 228,000 1969 … 300.6 358,000 1970 … 329.1 793,000 1,641.1 3,212,000 Work is currently in progress for the clearance of 1,300 acres (£2,125,000), schemes for the clearance of 400 acres (£532,000) have been approved, and schemes for the clearance of over 4,000 acres (over £5 million) are under active consideration. I therefore expect that the next three years will see accelerating progress.