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Mr. Edwin Wainwright
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many acres of derelict land exist in the Yorkshire and Humberside region; how many acres are scheduled for reclamation; how many acres have been reclaimed; and if he will list the names of the local authorities.
Mr. Graham Page
1,893 acres of derelict land were reclaimed in the Yorkshire and Humberside Region from 1964 to 1970 inclusive, and it is estimated that a further 1,070 acres were reclaimed
| (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | ||
| Acreage of derelict land reclaimed 1964–1970 | Acreage of derelict land justifying treatment 31st December, 1970 | Approximate acreage covered by firm proposals 1971–72—1973–74 | |||
| Lincolnshire—Lindsey | … | … | 32 | 1,017 | 63 |
| Grimsby C.B. | … | … | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Yorkshire—East Riding | … | … | 286 | 178 | — |
| Kingston-upon-Hull C.B. | … | … | 59 | 235 | 46 |
| Yorkshire—West Riding | … | … | 1,162 | 5,092 | 1,251 |
| Barnsley C.B. | … | … | 39 | 659 | 26 |
| Bradford C.B. | … | … | 86 | 387 | 120 |
| Dewsbury C.B. | … | … | 17 | 105 | 39 |
| Doncaster C.B. | … | … | 17 | 40 | 22 |
| Halifax C.B. | … | … | 70 | 115 | 59 |
| Huddersfield C.B. | … | … | 10 | 194 | 46 |
| Leeds C.B | … | … | 56 | 431 | 122 |
| Rotherham C.B. | … | … | 2 | 206 | 52 |
| Sheffield C.B. | … | … | 54 | 224 | 100 |
| Wakefield C.B. | … | … | 3 | 31 | 55 |
| York C.B | … | … | 0 | 53 | — |
| 1,893 | 8,971 | 2,005 | |||
| Column (iv) relates to clearance by local authorities only; column (ii) also includes clearance by other public and private agencies. | |||||