§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many acres of derelict land have been brought back into use for each year since the derelict land grant scheme was first introduced.
§ Mr. John PattenThis information is not available. However, the following areas of derelict land in England have been reclaimed with the aid of derelict land grant:548W
Area (acres) 1974–75 2,235 1975–76 3,221 1976–77 2,129 1977–78 3,912 1978–79 3,115 1979–80 3,053 1980–81 3,465 1981–82 4,303 1982–83 3,567 1983–84 3,369 1984–85 3,317 1985–86 2,594 Note: Comparable information for earlier years is not available.