HC Deb 13 May 1992 vol 207 c125W
12. Mr. Hargreaves

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what proposals he has for tackling the problem of vacant and derelict land.

Mr. Redwood

I propose to establish an urban regeneration agency with powers to reclaim vacant, derelict and underused land in urban areas. It will work in partnership with local authorities and the private sector wherever possible. The agency will be supported in its task by regulations which came into force this February requiring local authorities to maintain and publish registers of their unused and vacant land.