§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will estimate the amount of vacant, derelict, dormant, underused and under-utilised land excluded from the register because of exceptions from the rule.
§ Sir George Young[holding answer 14 February 1991]: There is no basis for making any such estimate. Whether a site falls within any of the exemptions will depend on circumstances peculiar to that site—for example, the timing of acquisition, planning decisions taken, or the site's physical characteristics.
§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the 10 largest local authority owners of vacant, dormant, derelict, underused and under-utilised land on the register.
§ Sir George Young[holding answer 14 February 1991]: Information on local authority holdings of unused and underused land is held on individual authorities' registers. Complete up-to-date information is not available centrally. Information on total local authority holdings of derelict land in each area is contained in the "Survey of Derelict Land in England 1988" but the total holdings of individual authorities are not identified.