§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if the Property Services Agency is to convey the former Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food buffer store, Drury, Buckley, Clwyd to the district authority of Alyn and Deeside for the purposes of industrial and environmental development; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir George YoungThe property is surplus to Government requirement and the Property Services Agency has begun the usual sale processes including the submission of a planning application. The agency is aware332W that the council is an interested purchaser and a decision will be made about a possible sale to it as soon as all the relevant factors have been assessed.