§ Mr. Hector HughesQ6. & Q7. asked the Prime Minister (1) if he will take steps at and by and through the National Economic Development Council to assist in making the land of large inherited estates available for the ownership and utility of the occupying tenants on those estates;
(2) in view of the large number and areas of inherited estates, as distinguished from estates bought by their present owners, and of the unsatisfactory nature of the resulting system of ownership which inflicts loss on the nation, if he will set up a commission to devise means of terminating this system and using the land 170W and privileges for the benefit of the nation.
§ The Prime MinisterThere are already adequate powers of compulsory purchase which can be used where land is needed for public purposes.