§ Mr. Tebbitasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will ensure that land acquired by the former Land Commission will be disposed of in units sufficiently small for small builders to acquire them; and if he will list parcels of land which will in future be so disposed of.
§ Mr. Graham PageIn disposing of land acquired by the Land Commission I am guided by the character of the land and my concern to bring it on to the market for development as quickly and50W conveniently as possible. It is not always possible, for planning and physical reasons, to divide land into small parcels, but some of the land already sold or in process of being sold consists of small sites. Four sites shortly to be sold by auction could provide opportunities for small and medium-sized building firms. These are at Stanley, Yorkshire (33.7 acres), Featherstone, Yorkshire (11.9 acres), Skegness, Lincolnshire (7 acres) and Earl Shilton. Leicestershire (9.6 acres).