Derelict Land Grant

HC Deb 26 April 1995 vol 258 cc530-1W

Mr. William Powell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how much was paid by way of derelict land grant to the Corby district borough council in each year since 1979. [20269]

Sir Paul Beresford

The amount of derelict land grant paid to Corby district council since 1979 is as follows:

Year	Grant Paid (£m)
1979–80	nil
1980–81	nil
1981–82	1,260,937

Year	Grant Paid (£m)
1982–83	1,241,666
1983–84	2,906,929
1984–85	1,818,038
1985–86	3,667,586
1986–87	1,287,455
1987–88	3,817,553
1988–89	3,529,020
1989–90	2,866,205
1990–91	2,486,167
1991–92	2,730,477
1992–93	3,819,479
1993–94	1,873,663
1994–95	2,487,319
Total	35,792,494

Since 1 April 1994 payments of derelict land grant have been made by English Partnerships on behalf of the Secretary of State.