§ Mr. FrenchTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made of the success of his policies in encouraging public sector bodies to sell their surplus land.
§ Mr. YeoThere is some evidence that, in general—against the background of the encouragement, incentives and penalties provided—public sector bodies have in recent years been taking steps to improve their property management. However, there is still too much unused and underused land and, in the light of the responses to last year's consultation paper, we are considering what further action should be taken to improve the position.