§ Mr. Lubbockasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many persons are now employed by the Land Commission; and if he will give an estimate of the number who will be employed at the end of March, 1968.
§ Mr. MacDermotPresent total staff 1,468. Estimated number at the end of March, 1968, not more than 1,520.
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Local authority Name of scheme Acreage of derelict land Schemes on which grant has been fully paid Durham C.C. … … Dean and Chapter Pit … … … 13.0 Gateshead C.B.C … … Moor Heap Quarries … … … 14.0 Hartlepool B.C … … Middlegate … … … 0.6 Hetton U.D.C. … … Hetton Lyons Colliery … … … 20.5 Houghton-le-Spring U.D.C. … … Long Row—Shiney Row … … … 2.2 Stanley U.D.C. … … Lintz Old Colliery … … … 20.0 Dipton Colliery … … … 5.7 West Shield Row Colliery … … … 19.0 Sunderland C.B.C … … North Hylton Road … … … 9.7 Sunderland Airport … … … 11.0 Washington Road … … … Tow Law U.D.C … … North side B6297 … … … 2.0 Washington U.D.C … … Usworth Quarry … … … 8.1 West Hartlepool C.B.C. … … North of Princess Street … … … 1.5 North of Christchurch Parish Hall … … … 0.2 North of Gaumont Cinema … … … 0.9 Archer Street … … … 0.6 Robinson Street … … … 1.3
§ Dr. Winstanleyasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what is the amount raised, in the form of levy, by the Land Commission to the latest convenient date; and what estimate he has made of the amount which would have been raised on the relevant transactions by Capital Gains Tax.
§ Mr. MacDermotThe amount assessed up to 1st December, 1967, was £226,500. No estimate has been made of the amount which would have been raised on these transactions by Capital Gains Tax.
§ Dr. Winstanleyasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will state the approximate annual cost of all wages and salaries at present paid in respect of employees of the Land Commission.
§ Mr. MacDermot£1,844,000.