HC Deb 25 July 1966 vol 732 c1183
5. Mr. Arthur Davidson

asked the Minister of Land and Natural Resources when he expects to receive a report from the Committee of Inquiry into allotments.

Mr. Skeffington

Within two years' time.

Mr. Davidson

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his reply, but will he consider legislation to amend Section 8 of the Allotments Act to enable 99-year leases to be accepted as adequate security of tenure?

Mr. Skeffington

This is one matter which will be reviewed by my right hon. Friend.

Mr. Rippon

Can the Minister say why this will take so long?

Mr. Skeffington

This is the first review of allotments and, as the right hon. and learned Gentleman knows, the Committee's terms of reference are fairly wide, namely, to consider

the social, economic, recreational, legal, planning and landscape aspects of allotments and in view of the fact that evidence has to be taken and various sites have to be visited, also that the Committee is doing its work thoroughly, and that a number of members are busy persons, I should not think that this was an unduly long period.

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