§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the land sales by the British Railways Board since the moratorium on such sales was introduced, giving in each case(a) the date of sale, (b) the location and (c) the price agreed. [87605]
§ Ms Glenda Jackson[holding answer 22 June 1999]Land sales by the British Railways Board since 20 July 1998 are as follows. Individual sale prices cannot be given as they are commercially confidential.
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Sales completions since 20 July 1998 Date sold Ayr Harbour Land off Saltpans Rod 19 November 1998 Boston Former Park Sidings 3 August 1998 Boston Land at Broadfield Street 14 April 1999 Brandon Downside Yard 19 February 1999 Bristol Temple Meads Former garage 4 November 1998 Cheddar Bridge over River Yeo 31 March 1999 Chislehurst Former yard 30 March 1999 Crainlarich 5 houses 11 November 1998 Darlington Land off Haughton Road 1 12 October 1998 Glasgow Barnhill Land at Petershill Road 7 April 1999 Glasgow St. Rollox 7 April 1999 Glenboig Section of closed branch line 18 March 1999 Guide Bridge Former station offices and land 14 December 1998 Hull Priory Park2 4 May 1999 Inverness Eastgate 4 May 1999 Leeds Stourton Former Rothwell Haigh sidings 15 April 1999 Liverpool Part Speke sidings 29 April 1999 +Liverpool Part Speke sidings 4 May 1999 Melksham Former upside yard 31 March 1999 Meltham Footbridges 20 and 21 22 December 1998 Montrose Land at Provost Reid's Road 3 November 1998 Northampton Southbridge Yard (Far Cotton) 23 December 1998 Oswestry Former cattle pens 30 July 1998 Plymouth Head of cattle water branch 17 November 1998 Skegness Land off Richmond Drive 12 August 1998 Southport Derby Road yard 6 May 1999 Strathcarron Station House 12 February 1999 Swindon Shell Oil Depot 24 September 1998 Tadworth Land near Kingswood Road 23 April 1999 Trowbridge Innox Footpath 4 December 1998 Uckfield Sewer3 5 March 1999 Wigston Former carriage and wagon depot 14 May 1999 Woodville Land over tunnel 7 August 1998 Worcester (Midland) Land off Midland Road 13 January 1999 York Land at Toft Green 28 September 1998 York Holgate Dock 16 February 1999 1Transaction is a lease 2A phased disposal part sold and part still to be sold 3Transaction was the grant of a permanent easement