§ Mr. Heddleasked the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to the reply to the hon. Member for Mid-Staffordshire on 4 June, what steps he proposes to take to ensure that the Stafford borough council submits a return relating to derelict land; and if he will indicate precisely the location of the 221 hectares of derelict land justifying reclamation in the Cannock Chase district and the 98 hectares in the Lichfield district.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneDerelict land returns are non-statutory. In common with other local authorities in England the council was invited to make a return for the 1982 survey but did not do so despite a formal reminder and informal inquiries. No further action is contemplated.
Information on the location of sites identified by local authorities in the survey was not required and is not readily available.