§ Mr. Nichollsasked the Minister of Town and Country Planning how far, when worked out, ironstone areas are taken over by the local authority at a low value or nil, the original owner of the land will receive payment normally made under contract in lieu of restoration.
§ Mr. DaltonThis question will not arise because the local authorities will take over land already returned to its owner.
§ Mr. Nichollsasked the Minister of Town and Country Planning what authority is to be set up in ironstone extraction areas to decide the degree of restoration, levelling or planting for afforestation; and what is its representation to be.
§ Mr. DaltonI shall be responsible for deciding the degree of restoration and I am setting up a small committee, to advise me on difficult cases.
§ Mr. Nichollsasked the Minister of Town and Country Planning if he will give an assurance that landowners and tenants, mineral and agricultural, in ironstone extraction areas, are to be relieved of development charge in order to make the contribution proposed by him.
§ Mr. DaltonNo. But this matter will be dealt with in the forthcoming legislation.
§ Mr. Nichollsasked the Minister of Town and Country Planning if he will give an assurance that levied land will not be levied with a development charge for full restoration to agriculture on account of its being an improvement of conditions and a change of use from mineral land to agricultural land or afforestation.
§ Mr. DaltonYes.