§ Mr. Meacherasked the Attorney-General how much of the country is now covered by land registration procedures; and, at present rates of progress, how long it will take for the whole country to be covered.
§ The Attorney-GeneralRegistration of title in England and Wales is now compulsory in areas comprising approximately 23 million people, that is almost half the total population. It is not yet practicable to estimate when compulsory registration will cover the whole of England and Wales.
But as I indicated when answering a Question by the hon. Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr (Mr. Kinsey) on 29th March, 1972, Her Majesty's Government are anxious to expedite the extension of compulsory registration and the proposed reorganisation of the Land Registry which I then announced will help to achieve this object.—[Vol. 834, c. 104.]