HC Deb 12 March 1979 vol 964 cc24-5W
Mr. Michael Latham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will give the financial receipts in 1977–78 for the resale of (a) 84 acres of housing land (b) 30 acres of industrial land and (c) three acres of commercial land under the Community Land Act given in answer to the hon. Member for Melton on 22 November 1978.

Mr. Guy Barnett

Statements of account for 1977–78 have now been received from all local authorities and revised acreages of land disposed of in that year are given in the table. Some land for housing and most of it for industry or commerce was not resold: it was leased on various mixtures of premium and rental.

LAND DISPOSED OF IN 1977–78
Proposed use Tenure Area(acres) Capital receipts (£'000)(freehold disposals only)
Housing Freehold 62 2,230
Leasehold 9
Industry Freehold 10 70
Leasehold 18
Other (including commerce) Freehold 1 40
Leasehold 32
Transfers from land accounts 14

Mr. Michael Latham

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he is now in a position to give final figures for community land accounts in 1977–78, regarding which he gave provisional estimates in answer to the hon. Member for Melton on 22 November 1978.

Mr. Guy Barnett

The information requested is as follows:

1977–78 £ million
Expenditure 18.0
Income 5.6
Deficit 12.4

This expenditure figure includes £3.1 million for staffing and administration.