HC Deb 17 May 1972 vol 837 cc505-6
9. Mr. Tebbit

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if the 1,000 acres of building land at Harlow to which he referred on 27th April is within the present designated area.

Mr. Amery

The land in question would be outside the present designated area of Harlow new town.

Mr. Tebbit

I thank my right hon. Friend for that information. Is he aware that there is concern among people living outside the designated area of Harlow about just where the extra land will be? While we all welcome such a large extra acreage of building land, which will do a great deal to hold down land prices, we should all in my constituency be grateful to know as soon as possible where it is intended that that land will be.

Mr. Amery

My hon. Friend is on to a very valid point. The final acreages and densities have not yet been decided.