HC Deb 25 May 1944 vol 400 cc947-8W
Sir R. Glyn

asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning whether any decision to take land for purposes other than agriculture can become binding unless approved by the Minister of Agriculture; and what is the compensation payable to dairy farmers and others who have cer- tificated herds and on whose buildings considerable sums have been expended.

Mr. W. S. Morrison

Decisions to buy agricultural land for other purposes are not taken without consultation with my right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture and other interested Departments. The compensation payable is governed by the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, and the Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act, 1919.