§ Mr. FavellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much has been expended, where and on what, through derelict land grant in the north-west for the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. TrippierDerelict land grant expenditure by local authorities in the north west totalled £24.28 million in 1987–88; a further £5.2 million grant was paid to non-local authority applicants. Details are given in the following table.
A wide variety of reclamation schemes meeting the Department's criteria for grant were supported in 1987–88. A total of 142 schemes were completed in the course of the year producing 563 hectares of reclaimed land. One hundred and six hectares were reclaimed for industrial arid commercial development, 24 hectares for housing and 109 hectares for mixed development. The remaining 324 hectares were reclaimed for public open space or other soft end uses.
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Derelict Land Grant: Expenditure in the North West, 1987–88 £ 1. Local authorities Cheshire County Council 638,323 Congleton 381,604 Crewe and Nantwich 127,045 Macclesfield 127,285 Vale Royal 4,999 Warrington 1,148,926 Lancashire County Council 1,495,163 Blackburn 355,120 Blackpool 17,100 Burnley 30,846 Chorley 52,992 Hyndburn 191,555 Lancaster 154,505 Pendle 349,719 Preston 820,088 Ribble Valley 17,938 Rossendale 377,899 South Ribble 16,556 West Lancashire 45,931 Cumbria County Council 3,123,386 Allerdale 1,083,134 Barrow 72,090 Carlisle 58,773 Eden 16,571 Bolton 364,131 Bury 433,063 Manchester 422,715 Oldham 249,480 Rochdale 26,751 Salford 5,255,292 Stockport 20,298 Tameside 507,334 Trafford 45,438 Wigan 1,303,223 Ellesmere Port and Neston 1,007,115 Halton 1,264,307 Knowsley 455,929
£ Liverpool 248,830 Sefton 341,000 St. Helens 497,587 Wirral 187,922 Merseyside Residuary Body 940,991 Total local authority expenditure 24,278,954 2. Non local authorities Total expenditure 5,200,892 Total Derelict Land Grant expenditure 29,479,846