§ Ms. WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what action his Department is currently taking to prevent land becoming derelict.
§ Mr. MoynihanThe derelict land policy review published by my Department in September 1989 indicated that the Government are considering a number of new measures which would reduce the amount of land becoming derelict. The Department will publish in due course a further consultation paper setting out these proposals in more detail. I also refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 4 April 1989 to my hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham, South (Mr. Brandon-Bravo) about an agreement with British Coal under which it would accept responsibility for restoration of collieries and tips closing in the next four years.