§ 46. Mr. A. Edwardsasked the Minister of Agriculture what proportion of rent charged to allotment holders is paid to owners of land which has been taken under emergency powers?
§ The Minister of Agriculture (Colonel Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith)No specified proportion of the rent charged to allotment holders on land taken under emergency powers is paid to the owners of such land. Where the land is occupied land, the local authority is authorised to pay a rent not exceeding the rental value of the land for agricultural purposes.
§ Mr. EdwardsWhat is the position in regard to unoccupied land, where rent is charged to the allotment holders and the owner of the land receives nothing? Is it the intention of the Department that where there is a balance, the Corporation should keep that, or that the owner of the land should receive it, however small it may be?
§ Sir R. Dorman-SmithWhat the local authority may pay is laid down in the Compensation Act. Perhaps I can send a copy of the Act to the hon. Member.