§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total area of derelict land in the area covered by the West Lancashire District Council; and what grants have been made to the local authority.
§ Mr. OakesAt the time of the last survey of derelict land—(31st March 1974)—there were 383 hectares (946 acres) of derelict land in the area covered by West Lancashire District Council; 249 hectares (615 acres) of this total was former military land and a further 80 hectares (198 acres) abandoned British Rail land.
The local authority has made no formal application for derelict land reclamation grant although it has been paid the residue of a grant—£2,430—previously applied for by Ormskirk UDC for the completion of a land reclamation scheme at Platts Lane, Burscough. In addition a grant of £9,941 was made to Lancashire County Council in 1975 for the 115W reclamation of the Red Lands Quarry site at Aughton.