HC Deb 07 August 1975 vol 897 cc387-8W
Miss Maynard

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how he proposes to abolish the agricultural tied cottage system.

Mr. Crosland

My right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and I have today issued a joint consultative document seeking the views of interested bodies on the legislation needed to end the agricultural tied cot-

1975/76 ALLOCATIONS TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES UNDER SECTION 105 HOUSING ACT 1974
Bid Original Allocation Revised Allocation
£ £ £
SOUTH-WEST REGION
AVON COUNTY
Bath City 2,801,000 714,000 1,360,000
Bristol City 2,700,000 726,500 1,303,925
Kingswood 267,000 170,000 200,000
Northavon 198,250 152,000 211,000
Wansdyke 277,500 55,500 144,893
Woodspring 92,000 25,000 120,185
CORNWALL COUNTY
Caradon 212,194 50,394 103,519
Carrick 585,000 45,000 71,000
Kerrier 350,000 88,000 128,000
North Cornwall 80,000 10,500 17,500
Penwith 236,000 16,000 54,000
Restormel 138,800 10,800 60,800
DEVON COUNTY
East Devon 243,500 61,500 119,500
Exeter City 803,000 310,000 383,000
North Devon 644,500 150,000 179,590
Plymouth City 1,958,000 650,000 800,000
South Hams 138,910 75,500 75,500
Teignbridge 722,500 54,000 124,000
Tiverton 645,135 302,535 302,535
Torbay 550,000 400,000 402,000
Torridge 187,500 58,000 84,980
West Devon 250,000 100,000 134,500
DORSET COUNTY
Bournemouth 355,000 80,000 212,750
Christchurch 252,500 4,000 60,000
North Dorset 226,194 22,194 43,194
Poole 194,750 35,750 135,750
Purbeck 50,000 15,000 15,000
West Dorset 757,291 150,000 255,000
Weymouth & Portland 305,562 142,562 257,022
Wimborne 59,800 20,000 20,000

tage system in England and Wales. A copy of the document has been placed in the Library. My right hon. Friend and I shall frame our detailed proposal for legislation in the light of views received and of ensuing consultations.