§ Mr. Andersonasked the Secretary of State for Wales whether and to what extent the new system of financial allocation to local authorities has led to a reduction in the work on land reclamation in the Principality.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe new system has not led to a reduction as in 1981–82 expenditure on derelict land improvement schemes which are 100 per cent. grant-aided by the Welsh Development Agency is exempted from the new local authority capital expenditure control scheme.