HC Deb 01 February 1977 vol 925 cc124-5W
Mr. Jim Callaghan

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the central Government contribution to schemes in the metropolitan county districts of the Greater Manchester Metropolitan County to clear derelict land; what acreage has been involved; and what schemes are currently in hand.

Mr. Guy Barnett

The following table gives details of grant approvals issued by the Department of the Environment for the reclamation of derelict land under Section 8 of the Local Employment Act 1972. The information relates to schemes approved in the metropolitan districts of Greater Manchester since their establishment on 1st April 1974 and indicates the level of grant involved. This was increased from 75 per cent. to 100 per

Number of schemes
District Completed Others Acreage Gross Cost £ Rate of Grant per cent.
1. Bolton … … … Nil 3 42 52,632 75
29,357 100
2. Bury … … … Nil 3 83 419,478 75
101,100 100
3. Manchester … … … 1 Nil 15 47,807 75
4. Oldham … … … 6 138 236,674 75
3 150 2,225 75
307,790 100
5. Rochdale … … … 1 8 43,814 75
2 2 29,971 100
6. Salford … … … Nil
Nil
7. Stockport … … … 1 1 2,500 75
Nil
8. Tameside … … … 2 9 31,481 75
8,461 100
1 2 7,264 100
9. Trafford … … … Nil
Nil
10. Wigan … … … 3 22 78,531 75
9 749 25,286 75
2,123,709 100
Total—
Completed … … … 14 193 440,807 75
8,461 100
Others … … … 21 1,058 499,621 75
2,599,191 100