§ 62. Sir Bernard Braineasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he is aware of the shortage of land for house building in the Rayleigh, Ben fleet and Canvey Island urban districts, the Rochford rural district, and the County Borough of Southend-on-Sea; and what steps he is taking designed to ensure that more land is made available.
§ Mr. Graham PageYes. Such shortages have arisen in many of the pressure areas of the South-East. My right hon. Friend is considering as a matter of urgency how he can help local authorities to improve the supply of building land.
§ 87. Sir Bernard Braineasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how much building land for which planning consent has been given is available for private house building in Rayleigh, Benfleet and Canvey Island urban districts, Rochford rural district, and the County Borough of Southend-on-Sea, respectively; and, having regard to the growth of these areas over the last decade and the current demand for housing, how long he estimates such amounts of land will suffice to meet their needs.
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§ Mr. Graham PageThese statistics are not held in the Department. But as part of his urgent study of measures to increase the supply of housing land in the pressure areas, my right hon. Friend is considering whether it would be right to seek further information of this kind from local authorities and local planning authorities.