HC Deb 28 October 1975 vol 898 cc404-7W
Mr. Peter Walker

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the area of derelict land cleared and the amount of money spent on the clearance of derelict land in each region of England, Scotland and Wales, by year for 1970–73, and by quarter thereafter.

Mr. Oakes

The information is not available in the particular detail requested. Following is the nearest available information relating to each of the three countries:

England:

Acreage of derelict land restored in England, by all agencies, 1st January 1970 to 31st March 1974.

Region 1970 1971 1972 1st January 1973 to 31st March 1974(15 months)*
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Northern … 762 1,505 1,788 2,497
North West … 288 515 1,000 1,036
Yorkshire and Humberside … 856 477 743 695
West Midlands … 824 1,093 844 1,143
East Midlands … 461 555 704 472
South West … 129 179 90 160
South East … 282 382 107 891
East Anglia … 43 140 84 84
Total for England … 3,645 4,792 5,360 6,978
* Figures relate to altered areas as constituted on 1st April 1974

EXPENDITURE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON DERELICT LAND RECLAMATION (LAND ACQUISITION AND WORKS)
Region 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75
£000's £000's £000's £000's £000's £000's
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
Northern … 1,183 1,407 2,562 3,175 3,750 3,250
North West … 256 1,002 1,999 1,727 2,640 1,830
Yorkshire and Humberside … 171 318 576 1,023 1,105 790
West Midlands … 126 260 666 765 1,200 1,550
East Midlands … 78 328 620 649 825 490
South West … 34 67 52 149 53 210
South East … — 81 154 49 31 90
East Anglia … 21 5 1 13 3 40
Total for England … 1,869 3,468 6,630 7,550 9,607 8,250
I understand from my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland and my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Wales that the information available for Scotland and Wales respectively is as follows:
Scotland
Acreages of derelict land restored relate to local authority reclamation schemes approved by the Scottish Development Department which were completed in the year stated.

ACREAGES OF DERELICT LAND RECLAIMED—1970–1975
Calendar Year Acreage reclaimed
(1) (2)
1970 … … … … … … 329
1971 … … … … … … 732
1972 … … … … … … 414
1973 … … … … … … 622
1974 … … … … … … 1,028
1975 (up to 30th September) … … … 843

LOCAL AUTHORITY EXPENDITURE 1969–70 TO 1974–75
Financial Year Local authority expenditure(excluding land acquisition costs)
(1) (2)
£ million
1969–70 … … … … … 0.8
1970–71 … … … … … 1.0
1971–72 … … … … … 0.9
1972–73 … … … … … 1.1
1973–74 … … … … … 2.0
1974–75 … … … … … 2.4
Wales
The figures below relate to the acreage and gross eligible cost of local authority reclamation schemes approved by the Welsh Office in the year stated but not necessarily completed in the same year.

ACREAGE AND GROSS ELIGIBLE COST OF LOCAL AUTHORITY RECLAMATION SCHEMES APPROVED 1970–1975
Calendar Year Acreage 0f schemes approved Gross eligible cost(including land acquisition)
£ million
(1) (2) (3)
1970 … … … … … … 748 1.8
1971 … … … … … … 1,052 2.2
1972 … … … … … … 1,024 2.7
1973 … … … … … … 1,566 4.3
1974 … … … … … … 683 2.4
1975 (up to 30th September) … … … 1,079 5.5

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