Vacant Land

HC Deb 21 March 1990 vol 169 cc668-9W

25. Mr. Hind

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much vacant land in public ownership is entered on the Land Register showing the acreage in each of the public sectors, statutory undertakings and nationalised industries.

71. Mr. Michael Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much vacant and derelict land in public ownership is entered on the Land Register showing the acreage currently owned by central Government, local government, and nationalised industries.

Mr. Moynihan

The breakdown of unused and underused land on the register at 30 September 1989 is shown in the table:

'000 acres (rounded to 100 acres)
	Acres
Central Government	7.2
Local authorities	49.4
Nationalised industries	9.4
Statutory undertakers	6.9
Other	9.4
Total	82.4

97. Mr. Barron

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he intends to increase the derelict land grant for the Yorkshire and Humberside region; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. David Hunt

The national derelict land grant resources available for 1990–91 amount to £71.512 million. Of this sum, £13–450 million has been allocated to the Yorkshire and Humberside region. This represents an increase of 12 per cent. on the region's allocation for 1989–90.

84. Mr. Devlin

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much derelict land in public ownership is entered on the Land Register for each of the last five years for which records exist.

Mr. David Hunt

The acreage of unused and underused land on the register is shown in the following table:

	'000 acres
1 January 1985	106.3
1 January 1986	104.7
1 January 1987	98.9
1 January 1988	91.2
1 January 1989	84.7
30 September 19891	82.4
1 Responsibility for maintaining full registers passed to individual owners at that date.

36. Mr. Thorne

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has monitored the vacant, derelict and under-utilised land which was in public ownership and has now been transferred to the private sector as a result of his privatisation programme.

Mr. David Hunt

No. The efficient use of their assets is a matter for the companies concerned.

56. Sir George Young

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many acres of vacant, derelict and under-utilised land which was in public ownership has now been transferred to the private sector as a result of his privatisation programme; and how much of it is still vacant and derelict.

77. Mr. Shersby

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much land in public ownership is currently on the Land Register; and how many acres have been removed in the last five years as a result of the privatisation of statutory undertakers.

Mr. David Hunt

Some 6,900 acres entered on the Department's register of unused and underused land have been transferred to the private sector. Information about its subsequent history is not kept, since the efficient use of their assets is a matter for the companies concerned.