HC Deb 02 May 1968 vol 763 c240W
Mr. Wellbeloved

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what arrangements have been made for the payment by the Greater London Council for surplus land at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich.

Mr. Reynolds

Payment by the G.L.C. started in 1967–68. The surplus land will be made available gradually to the Council over the next four years and payment is being spread over a similar period.

Mr. Wellbeloved

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many acres of surplus land at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, are to be sold to the Greater London Council; and what the purchase price is.

Mr. Reynolds

1,012 acres, and £6.7 million.