§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he is now in a position to give final figures for 1977–78 for each county area for land acquired and disposed of up to 31 March 1978, for which he gave provisional
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Acres acquired County area Housing Industry Other (including commerce) Total Avon — 17 — 17 Bedfordshire 12 — 1 13 Berkshire — 2 2 4 Buckinghamshire — — — — Cambridgeshire — 1 — 1 Cheshire 2 17 — 19 Cleveland 84 22 2 108 Cornwall — 22 — 22 Cumbria 4 73 — 77 Derbyshire 43 5 — 48 Devon 14 35 1 49 Dorset 25 17 — 42 Durham 32 19 9 60 East Sussex 29 1 1 31 Essex 2 — 14 16 Gloucestershire — 24 — 24 Greater London 7 20 5 32 Greater Manchester 9 65 1 75 Hampshire 28 31 — 59 Hereford and Worcestershire 10 38 — 48 Hertfordshire 13 — 1 14 Humberside 21 49 — 70 Isle of Wight — — — — Kent 51 37 — 88 Lancashire 25 9 1 35 Leicester — 51 — 51 Lincolnshire — 27 — 27 Merseyside 87 10 — 97 Norfolk 2 9 — 11 Northamptonshire 21 1 — 22 Northumberland 107 20 — 127 North Yorkshire 33 16 — 49 Nottinghamshire 73 7 — 80 Oxfordshire 5 — — 5 Salop — 3 — 3 Somerset 20 — 35 55 South Yorkshire 106 150 — 256 Staffordshire 183 47 7 237 Suffolk — — — — Surrey 8 — 7 15 Tyne and Wear 43 101 3 147 Warwickshire 10 5 — 15 West Midlands 102 45 1 148 West Sussex — — — — West Yorkshire 11 87 — 98 Wiltshire — — — — Avon — — — — Bedfordshire — — — — Berkshire — — — — Buckinghamshire — — — — Cambridgeshire — — — — Cheshire — — — — Cleveland — — — — Cornwall — — — — Cumbria — — — — Derbyshire — 3 — 3 Devon 14 — — 14 Dorset — — — — figures in his answer to the hon. Member for Melton on 22 November 1978.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettRevised figures of land acquired and disposed of up to 31 March 1978 for each county area are given in the tables attached. Further revisions are possible, although they are unlikely to be significant.
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Acres disposed of County area Housing Industry Other (including commerce) Total Durham — 3 — 3 East Sussex 1 1 1 2 Essex — — — — Gloucestershire — — — — Greater London 1 — — 1 Greater Manchester — — — — Hampshire 10 1 1 12 Hereford and Worcestershire — 2 5 7 Hertfordshire 13 — — 13 Humberside 1 1 — 2 Isle of Wight — — — — Kent 3 — — 3 Lancashire — — — — Leicestershire — 8 — 8 Lincolnshire — 2 — 2 Merseyside — — — — Norfolk — — — — Northamptonshire — — — — Northumberland 31 7 — 39 North Yorkshire — 1 — 1 Nottinghamshire — 2 — 2 Oxfordshire — — — — Salop — — — — Somerset — — 1 1 South Yorkshire 21 — — 21 Staffordshire 7 3 31 41 Suffolk — — — — Surrey 2 — — 2 Tyne and Wear — — — — Warwickshire — — — — West Midlands — — 9 10 West Sussex — — — — West Yorkshire — 5 — 5 Wiltshire — — — —
§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will give a provisional estimate of the amount of land (a) bought and (b) resold under the Community Land Act in the current financial year.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettPast experience shows that reliable estimates are not possible before the end of the financial year.
§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether any use has been made by him of the powers contained in part IV of the Community Land Act 1975, which permit the compulsory purchase of empty office blocks by his Department, since the Royal Assent to the Act; and whether he will make a statement on his policy on this matter.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettNo.