§ Mr. David Watkinsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what criteria are applied in awarding grants for new land reclamation projects; and by whom;
(2) what funds were made available in 1981–82 for the reclamation of the Consett steelworks site; and from what allocation these funds were derived;
(3) what was the underspend, in total and as a proportion of the allocation of funds for land reclamation for each English region in 1981–82;
(4) what is the current procedure for allocating funds for the reclamation of derelict land; and in what ways it differs from the practice in 1981–82.
§ Mr. David Watkinsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what bids have been received for land reclamation projects in the Consett and Stanley area, County Durham, for 1982–83; what bids have been approved; and what were the dates when approval was given.
§ Mr. KingThe bids received for 1982–83 were as follows:
£ Noel Street, East Stanley 14,000 Front Street, East Stanley 5,000 Polmaize Street, East Stanley 5,000 Moffit Street, East Stanley 2,000 26,000 Consett Steelworks 1,400,000 1,426,000 £1,400,000 was approved for the former Consett steelworks reclamation scheme on 7 September 1982 subject to acceptance of preferred tenders.
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§ Mr. David Watkinsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what allocation of funds for land reclamation projects was made in each English region for 1981–82 and for 1982–83; what projects were approved; and who were the private sector participants.
§ Mr. KingDetails of the funds allocated to each of the Department's regional offices for local authority derelict land reclamation in 1981–82 and 1982–83 are given in the following table.
Region Allocation 1981–82 £ Million Allocation 1982–83 £ Million Northern 6.5 6.5 North West 13.0 16.54 Yorkshire & Humberside 3.7 3.63 West Midlands 5.4 7.6 East Midlands 4.0 7.11 South West 0.5 0.6 London 3.5 4.56 South East & Eastern 0.3 0.2 Total 36.9 46.74 Information on the projects approved and private sector participants—where appropriate—is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate costs.