§ Mr. Parkasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has considered including within the grant structure the reclamation of derelict land in the West Midlands.
§ Mr. MarksGrants amounting to 50 per cent. of eligible expenditure are already available to local authorities throughout the West Midlands region for the reclamation of derelict land, and 100 per cent. grants are available in those parts of North Staffordshire which have been designated as a derelict land clearance area by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Industry. My right hon. Friend is currently considering proposals for changes in the grant arrangements recently put to him by the West Midlands County Council.