§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list for each six-month period since 1 January 1982 and for the latest available period (a) how much underused public land was on the land registers, (b) how much land was added to the registers, (c) how much land was removed from the registers, divided between the amounts sold, the amounts brought back into use and the amounts removed in other ways, (d) how many notices he issued under section 99 of the Local Government Planning and Land Act 1980 and how much land was involved and (e) how many directions he issued under section 98 of the 1980 Act and how much land was involved.
§ Mr. John Patten[pursuant to his answer, 25 February 1987]: Following is the information:
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Period ended 31 December 19821 30 June 1983 31 December 1983 30 June 1984 31 December 1984 30 June 1985 31 December 1985 30 June 1986 31 December 1986 Notices issued under S99 of the LGPL Act (Area in acres) — — — — 9 50 24 258 274 (47) (386) — (332) (48) Directions issued under S98 of the LGPL Act (Area in acres) — — — — 4 — 322 1 320 (37) (140) 3— (48) 1 Details of additions and removals in period prior to December 1982 could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The figures show cumulative totals to 31 December 1982. 2 Some sites have been the subject of more than one notice issued under Section 99; where this is so, the acreage shown refers to the first notice. 3 Some sites have been the subject of more than one direction under Section 98 as this is the means whereby a direction once issued is varied or revoked; where this is so, the acreage shown refers to the first direction.