HC Deb 07 March 1991 vol 187 cc239-40W
Mr. Richard Shepherd

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the number of applications submitted in each of the years since 1980 by Walsall metropolitan borough council, for the sale of council land, under section 123 of the Local Government Act 1972; and how many of these were approved, rejected or withdrawn.

Derelict land grant: Nottinghamshire and the Sherwood constituency Local authority expenditure on approved derelict land grant schemes 1980–81 to 1989–90
£million
1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 Total
Ashfield 0.08 0.06 0.04 0.04 0.10 0.32
Bassetlaw 0.03 0£01 0.04
Broxtowe 0.00
Gedling 0.01 0.01 0.18 0.31 0.08 0.07 0.04 0.70
Mansfield 0.16 0.10 0.05 0.31 0.40 0.53 0.21 0.09 1.85
Newark and Sherwood 0.03 0.06 0.04 0.08 0.07 0.25 0.36 0.89
Nottingham City 0.47 0.19 0.18 0.11 0.01 0.10 0.20 0.80 2.06
Nottinghamshire 1.25 0.51 1.25 1.47 1.53 1.06 1.62 1.25 2.07 1.89 13.90
Rushcliffe 0.00
Total 1.76 0.71 1.88 2.11 1.72 1.62 2.37 2.62 2.53 2.44 19.76

Note: Expenditure lower than £10,000 is not shown.

Mr. Yeo

Since 1980, Walsall metropolitan borough council has applied twice to the Secretary of State for his consent under section 123(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 to dispose of land at less than the best consideration that can reasonably be obtained. Both applications were in 1985: one was withdrawn; and, in the second case, consent was granted for disposal of land for a community centre.