HC Deb 13 May 1986 vol 97 cc412-3W
Mrs. Clwyd

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how much derelict land has been reclaimed by county area in Wales for each year from 1975 to 1985; how much funding was available for each year; and if in any year the sum was underspent.

Mr. Nicholas Edwards

Land reclamation schemes often involve works in more than one year. The following information is therefore provided on the basis of schemes approved to start in the years in question.

Since the Welsh Development Agency was given responsibility for the administration of land reclamation work on 1 January 1976, the agency has approved schemes to reclaim the following amounts of derelict land:

The WDA's initial budget and outturn expenditure on land reclamation in each financial year is given below:

£ million
Budget Outturn Expenditure
1976–77 2.5 1.7
1977–78 9.0 6.0
1978–79 6.8 7.8
1979–80 8.8 7.5
1980–81 7.4 8.7
1981–82 9.2 10.5
1982–83 10.4 10.0
1983–84 13.0 11.2
1984–85 6.5 8.4
1985–86 9.0 10.4

In a number of years it has been necessary to switch funds to or from the agency's land reclamation budget during the course of the year. In each year all funds actually available for land reclamation have been spent.