§ Mr. Murphyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether, following his statement on 15 February, Official Report, c. 161, he will now provide details of the allocations for expenditure on derelict land reclamation in 1983–84 region by region.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe allocations of grant-aided expenditure for schemes carried out by local authorities are:
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New and ongoing category A New and ongoing cagetory B Total £ million £ million £ million North 2.493 7.507 10.0 North-West 7.852 12.898 20.75 Yorkshire and Humberside 1.188 3.812 5.0 West Midlands 4.68 7.57 12.25 East Midlands 0.923 6.577 7.5 South-West Nil 1.0 1.0 London 4.264 1.736 6.0 South-East and Eastern Nil 0.5 0.5
New and ongoing category A New and ongoing cagetory B Total £ million £ million £ million 21.4 41.6 63.0 Special allocation for reclamation on Merseyside 10.0 Allocation for non-local authority schemes 2.0 Total 75.0 Category A expenditure includes some £15 million for new schemes. This represents about half the total cost of these schemes, over £30 million announced in the statement, the remainder being expenditure expected to fall mainly in 1984–85. The private sector investment consequent upon the figure of over £30 million is approximately £200 million. The regional breakdown is:
Region Private sector development costs £ million North 13.1 North-West 100.9 Yorkshire and Humberside 29.4 West Midlands 37.7 East Midlands 4.6 London 10.5