HC Deb 24 May 1971 vol 818 c1W
4. Mr. Alec Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what sums of public money have been spent on the clearance of derelict land in Wales in each of the last five years; and what is the estimated expenditure during the current year and for the next four years.

Mr. Gibson-Watt

Figures of total expenditure on derelict land clearance are not readily available, but total grant payments in each of the last five financial years 1966–67 to 1970–71 to the nearest £1,000 were:

£
1966–67 … … 8,000
1967–68 … … 409,000
1968–69 … … 555,000
1969–70 … … 693,000
1970–71 … … 715,000
In the current year, grant payments are expected to approach £900,000, and they will continue to rise.

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