§ Mr. Edwin Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many acres of derelict land exist in 129W the Yorkshire and Humberside region; how many acres are scheduled for reclamation; how many acres have been reclaimed; and if he will list the names of the local authorities.
§ Mr. Graham Page1,893 acres of derelict land were reclaimed in the Yorkshire and Humberside Region from 1964 to 1970 inclusive, and it is estimated that a further 1,070 acres were reclaimed
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) Acreage of derelict land reclaimed 1964–1970 Acreage of derelict land justifying treatment 31st December, 1970 Approximate acreage covered by firm proposals 1971–72—1973–74 Lincolnshire—Lindsey … … 32 1,017 63 Grimsby C.B. … … 0 4 4 Yorkshire—East Riding … … 286 178 — Kingston-upon-Hull C.B. … … 59 235 46 Yorkshire—West Riding … … 1,162 5,092 1,251 Barnsley C.B. … … 39 659 26 Bradford C.B. … … 86 387 120 Dewsbury C.B. … … 17 105 39 Doncaster C.B. … … 17 40 22 Halifax C.B. … … 70 115 59 Huddersfield C.B. … … 10 194 46 Leeds C.B … … 56 431 122 Rotherham C.B. … … 2 206 52 Sheffield C.B. … … 54 224 100 Wakefield C.B. … … 3 31 55 York C.B … … 0 53 — 1,893 8,971 2,005 Column (iv) relates to clearance by local authorities only; column (ii) also includes clearance by other public and private agencies.