§ Mr. Heddleasked the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Lichfield and Tamworth, Official Report, 20 December 1982, c. 375, if he will investigate the reasons for the delay by those regional health authorities which have not yet registered on the land register the total acreage of land held in their possession; and if he will direct such registrations to be made.
§ Mr. Giles ShawI understand that there has been some delay in making returns of registrable land because of the recent reorganisation of the health authorities involving, among other things, a major turnover of staff. Some delay has also occurred through the general disruptive effects of the eight-month industrial dispute.
Returns from eight of the 14 regional health authorities have now been made and those for four more authorities are expected shortly. The Department of Health and Social Security is reminding authorities of the need to notify my Department of land which still requires to be registered.