HC Deb 24 October 1975 vol 898 c291W
Mr. Lee

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many acres of derelict land in the areas of the present West Midlands County Council have been successfully reclaimed during the last 10 years; and how many of such acres have been designated by planning procedure as being residential in character, how much as being industrial, respectively.

Mr. Oakes

2,328 acres of derelict land were reclaimed within the boundaries of the present West Midlands County Council between 1967 and April 1974. Figures for years prior to 1967 and since April 1974 are not available nor is a breakdown by planning designations possible at reasonable cost.