§ 66. Mr. Liptonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will 25W detail the steps he has taken to ensure that enough land is available everywhere for house building; particularly in the Greater London area and environs.
§ Mr. Graham PageFor the general steps taken I would refer the hon. Member to the answers given to the right hon. Member for Sunderland, North (Mr. Willey) on 16th February and 8th March.
In greater London the Action Group on London Housing has initiated a survey to assess what housing land might be available and the proposals for realising that potential.—[Vol. 831, c. 407–9; Vol. 832, c. 1429–31.]
§ Mr. Moneyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will introduce legislation to impose the payment of a continuing contingency fee on persons to whom a grant of planning permission has been made in respect of a plot of land for housing development and no building start has been made within a period of 12 months.
§ Mr. Graham PageSuch legislation would not produce a better rate of housing development than existing arrangements, particularly because the circumstances of individual cases can differ widely. As the holder of planning permission and the landowner are not necessarily the same person, it would be very difficult to make provisions which would fall equitably.