§ Mr. Tebbitasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list, for each year since 1968 (a) the number of housing starts, (b) the number of home improvements grants, and (c) the total housing budget administered by his Department.
§ Mr. ArmstrongFollowing is the available information:
derelict land has been reclaimed since 1966, and at what cost, in the London borough of Lambeth, and metropolitan county of West Midlands, respectively.
§ Mr. MarksReturns made by the local authorities to hand show that between 1st January 1972 and 31st March 1976 no derelict land was reclaimed in the London borough of Lambeth and 1,333 acres were reclaimed in the metropolitan county of West Midlands. Later figures are not yet available. I will write to the hon. Member about the earlier figures as soon as I can. The returns do not indicate the cost of reclamation work.