HC Deb 03 May 1962 vol 658 cc158-9W
Mr. C. Hughes

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps have been taken to accept certain land at Cemaes Bay, Anglesey, in settlement of Estate Duty; and if he will make a statement.

Sir E. Boyle

In 1957 the executors of the late Sir William Hughes Hunter offered certain land at Cemaes Bay, Anglesey, to the Inland Revenue in part satisfaction of Estate Duty. The land, which includes cliffs, foreshore and the harbour at Cemaes Bay, has now been accepted at a cost to the National Land Fund of £5,027. An area of nearly 50 acres, the major part of the estate, has been transferred to the National Trust. A long stretch of foreshore and the harbour at Cemaes Bay have been transferred to the Crown Estate Commissioners, and a small parcel of land has been transferred to the Ministry of Works.