§ Mr. Glenvil Hallasked the Minister of Health what price the Runcorn Rural District Council has paid or proposes to pay for 9.764 acres as a housing site in the parish of Appleton; and what has hitherto been the rateable value of that land.
§ Mr. WillinkThe Runcorn Rural District Council have made a Compulsory Purchase Order in respect of this land, which I have decided to confirm. The amount of compensation to be paid has not yet been fixed. The land has not been rated since 1929; before that date the rateable value was approximately £17.
§ Mr. Douglasasked the Minister of Health what reason was given by the Worthing Rural District Council for referring back a recommendation of the public health committee to acquire, for housing purposes, three and one-third acres of land at Sompting at a cost of £2,750; whether renewed steps have been taken to acquire this land and what price has been agreed; and what is the rateable value of the land.
§ Mr. WillinkThe matter has not been submitted to me, but I am informed that the rural district council are reconsidering the question of purchase. The land is derated.