§ Mr. Kenneth Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total acreage of derelict land in Nottinghamshire; how many acres were restored in each year from 1966 onwards; and what land reclamation schemes are currently in progress or planned and given final approval by his Department in the county.
§ Mr. Graham PageThe last completed derelict land survey, the 1970 survey, showed a total of 2,347 acres of derelict land in the administrative county, of which 1,970 were considered to justify treatment.
343WThirty-two acres were reclaimed in 1966; 32 in 1967; 61 in 1968; 108 in 1969; and 205 in 1970.
Acreage Estimated Gross Cost £ SCHEMES IN PROGRESS: Selston Colliery Tip … … … … … … 10 7,520 Mansfield, Great Central Line … … … … … … 10 147,800 Hucknall No. 1, South Tip … … … … … … 39 30,250 Best wood Colliery … … … … … … 165 141,107 Brinsley Colliery … … … … … … 11 9,330 SCHEMES NOT YET STARTED: Manton No. 2 Colliery … … … … … … 22 29,632 Bentinck Colliery North Tip … … … … … … 11 11,177 Kirkby-Bentinck Railway (Great Central and Langton Colliery Lines) 46 49,614 Bilsthorpe Colliery … … … … … … 18 29,501