§ Mr. Gwynoro Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how much money was spent on derelict land clearance in 335W Wales before 1965; what was the total for the period 1965 to 1969; and what are the figures for 1970 and 1971.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasFigures of total expenditure on derelict land clearance in Wales are not readily available, but total grant payments since 1964 in the relevant financial years to the nearest £1,000 were:
£ 1964–65 … … … 9,000 1965–66 … … … 5,000 1966–67 … … … 8,000 1967–68 … … … 409,000 1968–69 … … … 555,000 1969–70 … … … 693,000 1970–71 … … … 715,000 1971–72 … … … 1,367,000