§ Mr. Varleyasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will expand on his leaflet explaining the working of the Land Commission Act, 1967, Betterment Levy, to deal with the case of a person who purchased land after 1st August, 1966, from a local authority at the district valuer's figure, with outline planning permission to build a house, and who subsequently and before 6th April, 1967, obtains detailed planning approval but at that date has only completed strip excavation in connection with the development.
Mr. WileyNo levy will be payable in the circumstances indicated. The position is explained in the answers to questions 2 to 4 in the "Guide for Builders and Developers on Betterment Levy", a copy of which was sent to my hon. Friend 155W yesterday and which may be obtained free of charge from Regional Offices of the Land Commission or from local authorities.