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Derelict Land

Volume 951: debated on Tuesday 6 June 1978

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asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the percentage of derelict land in Walsall, Hartlepool, Blackburn, Rochdale, Sefton, St. Helens, Wigan, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, Sandwell, Brent, Ealing, Haringey and Wandsworth, respectively

The percentage of derelict land in each of these areas on 31st March 1974 based on figures supplied by local authorities for the survey of derelict and despoiled land is as follows:

Walsall3·73
Hartlepool0·47
Blackburn1·34
Rochdale1·32
Sefton0·27
St. Helens2·33
Wigan5·25
Barnsley1·20
Doncaster1·22
Rotherham0·92
Sandwell3·62
Brent
Ealing0·23
Haringey1·29
Wandsworth