§ Mr. HardyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) when he expects that all toxic materials lying within the Dearne valley city grant area will have been removed or property contained;
(2) what is the total area of land reclaimed as part of the city grant project in the Dearne valley ; and what area of derelict land remains to be reclaimed;
(3) what has been the total payment from central funds in support of the city grant project for the Dearne valley to date; and what is his estimate for the total spending in the current year and in 1994–95.
§ Mr. Baldry[holding answer 17 January 1994]: The three current city grant projects in the Deane valley involve the reclamation of about 220 acres of derelict land. One site has now been fully reclaimed, and the reclamation of a second site is expected to be completed in about three months time. The remaining site accounts for around 80 per cent. of the total area covered by these projects and its reclamation is expected to be completed by the end of 586W 1994. On completion of the projects, the toxic materials will either have been removed from the sites or contained in an appropriate manner.
Grant payments by my Department in support of the projects have to date totalled £6.9 million. In 1993–94 payments are expected to total about £2.4 million, with around a further £1.1 million to be paid in 1994–95.