§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what estimate he has made, as part of his study of available land for housing in the London area, of the acreage of British Rail land in and near London which is not put to use.
§ Mr. ChannonAn exercise conducted by my Department with the British Rail Property Board and London authorities last year resulted in the identification of some 227 acres of land within the GLC area which could be released over a period of three years. Some 160 acres of this land is likely to be used for housing purposes, together with a further 100 acres already on offer to London authorities at the commencement of the exercise. British Rail's land holdings are kept under constant review and it is likely that further releases will be made from time to time.