HC Deb 27 January 1987 vol 109 cc186-7W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total spending on derelict land reclamation in Wales in each year since 1979; what are the estimates for 1987–88 and 1988–89; what was the total funding for derelict land reclamation and environmental improvements by the Welsh Development Agency in each year since 1979; and what are the estimates for 1987–88 and 1988–89.

Mr. Edwards

The information is as follows:

Land Reclamation and Environmtmtal Improvement
£ million
Budget allocation Outturn
1979–80 7.4 7.7
1980–81 7.9 9.3
1981–82 9.6 11.1
1982–83 10.9 10.3
1983–84 13.6 12.0
1984–85 7.3 9.3
1985–86 9.5 10.9
1986–87 12.7 1 2.7
1 Estimated outturn.

As I announced in the House on 8 December, the agency's land reclamation and environmental improvement budget for each of the next three financial years will be about £4 million, or 30 per cent. higher than the initial budget allocation for 1986–87.

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