§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will estimate the number of sites designated as derelict land, broken down by region; and what the area of each such site is. [165738]
§ Keith HillI have been asked to reply.
The table shows the number of derelict land sites reported by local authorities to the 2002 National Land Use Database of Previously Developed Land. It also shows estimated areas of derelict land, after making an allowance for incomplete returns. Because of this allowance average site sizes cannot be calculated by dividing the estimated areas by the numbers of sites reported.
Derelict land and buildings: numbers of sites and area, England 2002 Region Number of Sites reported Estimated total area (hectares) North East 560 1,630 North West 1,970 5,610 Yorkshire amp; the Humber 900 3,270 East Midlands 770 2,470 West Midlands 870 1,710 East of England 630 1,740 London 490 460 South East 610 1,430 South West 680 1,630 England 7,470 19,960