§ Mr.Knoxasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what money was spent to combat industrial dereliction in each of the past five years.
§ Mr.MarksThe funds allocated for derelict land reclamation provide for the clearance of dereliction resulting from all 211W forms of development. It is not feasible to identify separately expenditure on the clearance of industrial dereliction. Expenditure by English local authorities on derelict land reclamation in the past five years was as follows:
£m 1973–74 9.6 1974–75 8.25 1975–76 10.73 1976–77 9.97 1977–78 13.38