§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will publish a breakdown of the national 1983–84 allocations of derelict land grant between category A schemes, private-sector schemes, and category B schemes for each region of the United Kingdom, respectively.
§ Mr. Giles ShawMy right hon. Friend will provide this information in due course.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether there have been reductions in the regional allocations of derelict land grant to the northern region since May 1979.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe allocations made to the northern region for derelict land reclamation since 1979–80 are: 169W
Year Allocation £ million 1979–80 6.4 1980–81 7.5 1981–82 6.5 1982–83 6.5 Since 1982–83 Cumbria has been the responsibility of the north west regional office and in addition to the allocation above £2.3 million was allocated to local authorities in that county this year.
As part of the supplementary programme of works to reduce local authority underspend on capital schemes, additional allocations of £4.6 million and £0.85 million have been made to local authorities in the northern region and Cumbria respectively for further reclamation schemes in 1982–83.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what evidence he has that the existence of the separate category A for derelict land grant is contrary to the interests of the northern region.
§ Mr. Giles ShawMy right hon. Friend has received a number of representations expressing this kind of concern. As a general principle of the derelict land programme my right hon. Friend considers it right to give priority to schemes which offer a prospect of productive development and which will assist the process of urban renewal. In that respect both category A and category B schemes have their place in the programme for the northern region as elsewhere.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for the Environment to what extent the allocations of derelict land grant relate to urban development aid grant allocations.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe derelict land grant and urban development grant allocations are funded from separate resources and constitute separate, though related, programmes.