§ 66. Mr. HardyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he expects to change the criteria in regard to the derelict land grant.
§ Mr. TrippierA departmental review of measures for dealing with derelict land reclamation and the criteria attaching to derelict land grant is now under way. The outcome will be announced later in the year.
§ 72. Mr. Anthony CoombsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the level of Government grant aid for the reclamation of derelict land in inner city areas in 1987–88 and 1986–87; and how many acres of land were involved in each year.
§ Mr. TrippierPublic expenditure of approximately £50 million in 1986–87 and £75 million in 1987–88 was applied to the reclamation or improvement of land in the areas of the 57 urban programme authorities, through derelict land grant, urban development grant, the urban programme and the urban development corporations. Comprehensive statistics for the area of land reclaimed in inner cities were not collected centrally for this period.