§ Mr. Ness Edwardsasked the Minister of Transport what documentary evidence exists which entitled the Swansgrove Estates Ltd. to claim ownership of the soil and bed of the River Severn; and on what date compensation was paid for the acquisition of those areas along the site of the new Severn Bridge.
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§ Mr. Tom FraserThe Company's documentary evidence is a conveyance from the tenth Duke of Beaufort in 1960 supported by a series of conveyances and other instruments accepting that the eighth, ninth and tenth Dukes of Beaufort, as Lords of the Lordship Marcher of Striguil, are owners of the soil and bed at this point.
An advance payment of compensation was made on the 31st January, 1963 and the balance on completion of the conveyance on the 14th October, 1964.
§ Mr. Abseasked the Minister of Transport what payment was made to Swans-grove Estates Ltd. by way of compensation in respect of rights claimed in relation to the soil and bed of the River Severn; and when such a payment was negotiated and paid.
§ Mr. Tom FraserIt would not be in the public interest for me to disclose for publication the amounts of compensation negotiated and paid to individuals in connection with road schemes. The land was acquired following a notice to treat and a notice to enter served on 15th March, 1961, and provisional agreement on the amount of compensation statutorily payable was reported by the District Valuer on 6th December, 1962 and afterwards confirmed.
An advance payment was made on 31st January, 1963, and the balance on completion of the conveyance on 14th October, 1964.