§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if the figure of £8½ million allocated to be spent on derelict land clearance in Wales during the current financial year includes the £2 million which was earmarked for the Nissan development.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsNo specific provision was made for development work on the sites in Wales considered by Nissan, but the possibility of having to undertake such work was one reason why £2 million was held in the Welsh Development Agency's land and buildings budget. This sum has now been re-allocated to the agency's land reclamation budget, bringing it up to £8½ million. Total Government expenditure on land reclamation in Wales is likely to be significantly higher than this when account is taken of schemes in receipt of urban development grant.