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Derelict Land

Volume 110: debated on Monday 16 February 1987

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asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list all the projects funded by derelict land grants in (a) Wales and (b) Mid Glamorgan in the last three years.

The information is as follows:

Land reclamation projects approved 1984–85
£'000
Gwent
Tredegar patches shallow workings39
No. 9 Pit18
Gantre Mineshafts122
Pant-y-fforest Mineshaft104
The "45" Yard18
Beaufort Brickworks17
Pontygof School12
Nantyglo Junior Comprehensive School21
Biozyme Site42
Railway land, Abergavenny281
Railway land, Snatchwood9
Hafodyrynys206
Orb Works136
Cashmores84
South Glamorgan
Penarth Dock II419
Mid Glamorgan
Gelliwion II1,352
Graig-y-Duffryn1,273
Cambrian Colliery2,301
West Glamorgan
White Rock Works107

£'000

Cwmfelin Works159

Dyfed

Pentip School11
Castle Pond66
Bryn Tip39
Salters Works200
Glanmorfa Foundry105
Graig Tip, Burryport141
ROF Pembrey IV8
Bonvilles Court26
Bierspool650
Llanreath84
Kete Airfield27
The Hydro, St. Davids1
BR Goods Yard, Blaenau Ffestiniog141
Parc Quarry50

Clwyd

Sealand Avenue84
Bodelwyddan Castle110
Ryeland Street43
Shotton Steelworks1,827
Castle Works946

Land reclamation projects approved 1985–86

£'000

Clwyd

Rhyl Brickworks80
Warwick Chemicals19
Courtaulds Greenfield Works143
Princes Clay Pit140
Maelor Creamery32

Powys

Diamond Tip84

Gwent

No. 21 Pit34
Park View Chapel5
Britannia (Cottage Stores)36
Tirpentwys IV95
New Inn Gas Works103
Comptons Site, Newport96

South Glamorgan

Colchester Estate34
Castle Works10
Dow Corning29

Mid Glamorgan

Cwmcynon/Deep Duffryn1,124
Harkins Depot17

West Glamorgan

Khartoun Terrace317
Briton Ferry 3/5 Ph 2133
Clydach Sewage Works12
Birds site, Swansea156

Dyfed

Cold Stores, Llanelli10
BSC Machynys46
Waddles Foundry28
Erw Road18
Pothouse Wharf24
Pembroke Dockyard90
Barnlake, Neyland217
Cabin Club10
FL Steelcraft67

Gwynedd

Mine Entrance, Aberdovey19
Llanrwst Mine76
Port Dinorwic72
Quarry Hoppers59

Land reclamation projects approved 1986–87

£'000

Clwyd

Grosvenor Chater23
Wrexham to Abenbury158
Wynnstay Shalebanks131

Dyfed

Llangennech Quarry31
Duport Steelworks1,337
The Churnworks, Haverfordwest50

Gwent

Central Depot, Nantyglo87
Trosnant, Pontypool45
Cwmcelyn Pond82
ASL Airflow, Pontllanfraith214
GKN Canal Culvert79

Gwynedd

Gas Works, Blaenau Ffestiniog48
Trefor Harbour283
Dolwyddelan/Chwarel Ddu162

Mid Glamorgan

Broadway, Pontypridd70
Penrhiwfer (Dinas Isaf)391
Cwmblacs III226
Bryn Oer North Drainage44
Wyndham/Western233
Penyrenglyn267
Cwmaman-Fforchwen71

South Glamorgan

Heath Park Offices33
Radyr Branch Line51
Cardiff Wartime Dereliction27

West Glamorgan

Viscose Tip155
Glanrhyd and Tarreni1,915
Duffryn Works262
Garngoch 3-Phase 384
Aberdulais Water Works17
Cymmer/Glyncymmer 325
Broadoak310
Birds Site-Phase 2190

Note: Schemes shown are approved up to 31 January 1987.

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many derelict land grants have been paid in respect of schemes in (a) Wales and (b) Mid Glamorgan in each of the past three years; how much grant was paid; and what was the value of the schemes.

The information is given in the following table:

Number of schemes for which contract payments commencedValue of schemes1Grant paid on land reclamation projects
(£'000)(£'000)
Mid Glamorgan
1984–8534.9261,661
1985–8621.1413,421
1986–8771.3021,583
Wales
1984–853911,2798,572
1985–86343,43510,396
1986–87326,7464,677
Note: All figures for 1986–87 are to the end of January 1987.
1Includes second and subsequent tranches of payment.

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list current applications for derelict land grants in (a) Wales, (b) Mid Glamorgan, (c) West Glamorgan, (d) Gwent and (e) Clwyd.

I will write to the hon. Gentleman and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.