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English National Land Use Database

Volume 470: debated on Tuesday 8 January 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many hectares of derelict land are recorded on the English National Land Use Database, broken down by government office region. (176162)

In 2006, the latest year for which figures are available, there were an estimated 17,850 hectares of derelict land and buildings in England. This is broken down by region as follows:

Region

Hectares

North East

1,130

North West

4,970

Yorkshire and The Humber

2,920

East Midlands

1,790

West Midlands

2,070

East of England

1,970

London

250

South East

1,260

South West

1,490

England

17,850