HC Deb 21 May 1954 vol 527 c147W
Mr. Ede

asked the Minister of Agriculture to give, by counties of England and Wales, a list showing, for each of the years 1951, 1952 and 1953, respectively, the acreage of common lands and manorial wastes over which the owner of the soil of the common or waste has by deed given the public rights of air and exercise under the Law of Property Act, 1925.

Sir T. Dugdale

Acreage of common lands and manorial wastes in England and Wales over which, during the years mentioned, the owner of the soil has by deed given the public rights of air and exercise under the Law of Property Act. 1925:

Approximate Area Total
1951 Acres Acres
Norfolk 13
Wiltshire 8
Sussex 296 317
1952
Flint 36 36
1953
Kent 112 112
465

Mr. Ede

asked the Minister of Agriculture in which counties of England and Wales there is no common land nor manorial wastes over which the owner of the soil of the common or waste has by deed given the public rights of air and exercise under the Law of Property Act, 1925.

Sir T. Dugdale

Counties of England and Wales where no deed has been made by an owner of the soil under the Law of Property Act, 1925, giving the public rights of air and exercise to any common land or manorial wastes:

England
Bedford. Northampton.
Chester. Northumberland.
Dorset. Nottingham.
Durham Rutland.
Huntingdon. Stafford.
Leicester. Yorkshire (East Riding).
London. Yorkshire (West Riding).
Wales
Anglesey Montgomery.
Brecon. Pembroke.