§ Mr. Ronald Brownasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what steps he is taking to ensure that where a Greater London Council site scheduled by order for development as open space and partially developed as a park, has been handed over to the London Borough of Hackney, the Greater London Council will complete the development;
(2) if he is aware of the distress caused to residents living in the area bounded by the Shepherdess Walk open space development area in Shoreditch as a result of the delay due to his decision to transfer the site to the London Borough of Hackney; and if he will take steps to ensure the early completion of the development by the Greater London Council.
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§ Mr. Graham PageSome of the land in the Shepherdess Walk area was transferred to the Hackney London Borough Council under the London Authorities (Parks and Open Spaces) Order, 1971. The G.L.C. have asked my right hon. Friend to substitute the London Borough Council as the acquiring authority under a confirmed compulsory purchase order for certain other land in the area. I await the views of the L.B.C. on this request.
I am not aware that development of land in the area has been delayed.
The Hackney L.B.C. are responsible for the administration and development of land transferred to or acquired by them for open space purposes. There are
Miles Estimated date of completion M3 LONDON-BASINGSTOKE MOTORWAY Sunbury-Lightwater … … … … 12.7 End 1973 Lightwater-Hawley … … … … 5.7 June, 1971 Hawley-Basingstoke … … … … 13.0 June, 1971 M4 LONDON-SOUTH WALES MOTORWAY Holyport-Winnersh … … … … 6.7 End 1971 Winnersh-Theale … … … … 12.2 End 1971 Theale-Wickham … … … … 16.7 End 1971 Wickham-Liddington … … … … 12.2 End 1971 Liddington-Wootton Bassett … … … … 11.0 October, 1971 Wootton Bassett-Stanton St. Quintin … … … … 8.7 October, 1971 M5 BIRMINGHAM-BRISTOL-EXETER MOTORWAY Eastington-Michaelwood … … … … 8.3 October, 1971 Michael wood-Almondsbury … … … … 8.0 October, 1971 Avonmouth Bridge-Clapton Wick … … … … 5.0 End 1972 Clapton Wick-St. Georges … … … … 8.7 End 1972 St. Georges-Edithmead … … … … 8.8 End 1972 Edithmead-Dunball … … … … 5.1 Summer 1973 Dunball-Huntworth … … … … 5.0 Summer 1974 M6 CATTHORPE-BIRMINGHAM-PRESTON-CARLISLE MOTORWAY Catthorpe-A46 … … … … 11.7 End 1971 A46-Coleshill … … … … 12.1 July, 1971 Castle Bromwich-Gravelly Hill … … … … 2.9 End 1971 Gravelly Hill Interchange … … … … 0.7 End 1971 Gravelly Hill-Queslett Road … … … … 3.2 End 1971 North of Penrith-South of Carlisle … … … … 12.3 July, 1971 M18 ROTHERHAM-GOOLE MOTORWAY Hatfield-Thorne … … … … 3.5 Autumn 1972 M20 MID KENT MOTORWAY Ditton By-Pass … … … … 6.8 Spring 1972 M40 LONDON-OXFORD MOTORWAY Knaves Beech Interchange … … … … 0.8 Spring 1972 M53 MID WIRRAL MOTORWAY Moreton Spur-Hooton … … … … 9.8 End 1971 M56 NORTH CHESHIRE MOTORWAY Clifton Road A557-Preston Brook … … … … 3.0 August, 1971 Wythenshawe-Bowdon … … … … 7.0 End 1971 M 62 LANCASHIRE-YORKSHIRE MOTORWAY Whitefield-Moss Moor … … … … 13.0 August, 1971 Outlane-Hartshead … … … … 7.0 End 1972 Hartshead-Gildersome … … … … 5.3 End 1972 246.9