Derelict Land (Hansard, 21 July 1982)

§ 28. Mr. Les Huckfield
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total of resources available from his Department for grants under the derelict land clearance area programme.

§ Mr. Giles Shaw
The total for 1982–83 is £45.7 million, an increase over the provision for last year of some £9 million or just above 20 per cent.

§ 51. Mr. Edwin Wainwright
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many acres of derelict land in England and Wales were reclaimed during each of the past three years; and what was the cost for each year.

§ Mr. Giles Shaw
Information on the acreage of derelict land reclaimed in England over the past three years is not yet available since the first results of the current national survey will only be available towards the end of 1982.
The actual expenditure by local authorities in England on approved schemes of derelict land reclamation was:

England £M Total £M

1979–80 22.37 32.37

1980–81 30.02 38.12

1981–82 29.6 38.5

In Wales, where reclamation is the responsibility of the Welsh Development Agency, a total of 3,219 acres was reclaimed by local authorities on behalf of the WDA as follows:

£M

1979–80 1,433 acres 12.3

1980–81 943 acres 8.1

1981–82 852 acres 8.9

	England £M	Total £M
1979–80	22.37	32.37
1980–81	30.02	38.12
1981–82	29.6	38.5

		£M
1979–80	1,433 acres	12.3
1980–81	943 acres	8.1
1981–82	852 acres	8.9